Department of Higher Education, Govt. of M.P.

Undergraduate single paper system semester wise syllabus as

Recommended by Central Board of Studies and approved by
HE the Governor of M.P.

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i= iz.kkyh lsesLVj
vuqlkj ikB~;Øe dsUnzh; v/;;u e.My }kjk vuq’kaflr rFkk e/; izn’s k ds egkefge jkT; iky
}kjk vuqeksfnr½

Subject : ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY

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fo"k; Izkkphu Hkkjrh; bfrgkl] laLd`fr ,oa iqjkrÙo

Syllabus ¼ikB~;Øe½
o"kZ (year)&
& 2012&2013

B.A. Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Semester ¼Ckh-

Ckh-,- r`rh;] prqFkZ] iape ,oa "k"Be
"k"Be lsesLVj½

d{kk (Class) % ch-

ch-,- f}rh; o"kZ (B.A. Second Year)
lsesLVj (Semester) % r`rh; (Third)
fo"k; (Subject) % çkphu Hkkjrh; bfrgkl]
bfrgkl] laLd`fr
fr ,oa iqjkrÙ
krÙo (Ancient Indian
History, Culture and Archaeology)
ç'u i= (Paper)% III
'kh"kZd (Title) % çkphu Hkkjr dk jktuhfrd
jktuhfrd bfrgkl & 319 bZ- ls 1200 bZ- rd
(Political History of Ancient India - 319 A.D. to 1200 A.D. )
vf/kdre vad (M.M.) % 85

bdkbZ
bdkbZ&1 xqIr oa'k vkSj mldk ç'kklu] okdkVd oa’kA
Unit – 1 Gupta Dynasty and its Administration, Vakataka dynasty.
bdkbZ&2 ijorhZ xqIr] ekS[kjh oa’k] o/kZu oa'k] g"kZ dk ç'kkluA
Unit – 2 Later Guptas, Maukhari dynasty, Vardhana Dynasty, Administration of
Harsha.
bdkbZ&3 cknkeh ds pkyqD;] dk¡ph ds iYyo] pksy rFkk mldk ç'kkluA
Unit – 3 Chalukyas of Badami, Pallavas of Kanchi, Chola and their Administration.
bdkbZ&4 jktiwrksa dk mn;] çfrgkj oa’k] jk"VªdVw oa’k] iky oa’kA
Unit – 4 Edvent of Rajputas, Pratihar Dynasty, Rashtrakuta Dynasty, Pala Dynasty.
bdkbZ&5 panys oa’k] ijekj oa’k] f=iqjh ds dypqfj] 'kkdEHkjh ds pkSgku] xgM+oky oa’kA
Unit – 5 Chandella Dynasty, Paramara Dynasty, Kalachuris of Tripuri, Chauhan of
Shakambhari, Gahadwala Dynasty.
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vuq'kakfa lr xzFa k %
1- mn;ukjk;.k jk; % xqIr u`ifr vkSj mudk dky ¼u;k laLdj.k 1988½
2- Jhjke xks;y % Hkkjr dk jktuhfrd bfrgkl] Hkkx nks ,oa rhu
3- Jhjke xks;y % xqIr lkezkT; dk bfrgkl
4- ikaM;s ] >k] vkseçdk'k % jktuSfrd bfrgkl vkSj laLFkk;sa ¼bZ-319 ls 1200½
5- fo'kq)kuan ikBd % iwoZ e/;dkyhu Hkkjr dk bfrgkl
6- vo/kfcgkjh yky voLFkh % jktiwr jktoa'k
7- Mh-lh- xkaxy q h % ijekj jktoa'k
8- Hkxorh çlkn ikaFkjh % jktoa'k ekS[kjh vkSj iq";Hkwfr
9- MkW- ds-,- uhyd.B ’kkL=h % nf{k.k Hkkjr dk bfrgkl
10- MkW- cStukFk 'kekZ % g"kZo/kZu
11- foey pUnz ikaM; s % çkphu Hkkjr dk jktuSfrd bfrgkl] Hkkx nks
12- jktcyh ikaM; s % çkphu Hkkjr
13- misUnz Bkdqj % çkphu Hkkjr
14. R.C. Majumdar & : The Classical age
A.C. Pusalkar (Ed) The Age of Imperial Unity
The Struggle for Empire
15. Majumdar, Ray Choudhary : An advanced History of India, Vol. 1
16. H.C. Raychoudhary : Dynastic History of Northern India Vol. 2
17. A.S. Altekar : Gupta Vakataka Age, xqIr okdkVd ;qx
18. Yajdani, G. (Ed.) : Early History of the Deccan.
19. Devahuti : Harsha - A Political Study
20. K.A. Neelkanth Shastri : The History of South India, The Cholas
21. Dasaratha Sharma : Lectures on Rajput History
22. G.S. Chatterjee : Harsha
23. N.S. Bose : History of the Chandellas
24. A.P. Madan : History of Rashtrakutas
25. A. Agrawal : Political History of Imperial Guptas.

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d{kk (Class) % ch-
ch-,- f}rh;
f}rh; o"kZ (B.A. Second Year)
lsesLVj (Semester) % prqFkZ (Fourth)
fo"k; (Subject) % çkphu Hkkjrh; bfrgkl] laLd`fr ,oa iqjkrÙo
krÙo (Ancient Indian
History, Culture and Archaeology)
ç'u i= (Paper)% IV
'kh"kZd (Title) % çkphu Hkkjrh; dyk ,oa LFkkiR; (Ancient Indian Art and
Architecture)
vf/kdre vad (M.M.) % 85

bdkbZ&1 gM+Iik ,oa ekS;d

Z kyhu LFkkiR;] lk¡ph ,oa Hkjgqr ds Lrwi] if'pe Hkkjr ds pSR;x`g rFkk
fogkj& Hkktk] dkys]Z vtark ,oa ,yksjkA
Unit-1 Architecture of Harappan and Mauryan period, stupas of Sanchi and Bharhut,
Chaitya griha and Vihar of Western India – Bhaja, Karle, Ajanta and Ellora.
bdkbZ&2 eafnj okLrq& xqIr] çkjafHkd pkyqD;] iYyoA
Unit-2 Temple Architecture – Gupta, Early Chalukyas, Pallava.
bdkbZ&3 ewfrZdyk& gM+Iik] ekS;Z ,oa 'kax
q A
Unit-3 Sculptural art- Harappa, Maurya and Sunga.
bdkbZ&4 dq"kk.k ewfrZdyk ¼xka/kkj vkSj eFkqjk½ rFkk xqIr ewfrZdykA
Unit-4 Sculptural art of Kushana (Gandhar and Mathura) and sculptural art of Gupta
bdkbZ&5 çkxSfrgkfld fp=dyk] vtark vkSj ck?k dh fp=dykA
Unit-5 Prehistoric paintings, paintings of Ajanta and Bagh.

vuq'kaflr xzFa k %
1- oklqnso 'kj.k vxzoky % Hkkjrh; dyk Hkkx&1
2- jekukFk feJ % Hkkjrh; ewfrZdyk
3- d`".k nRr oktis;h % Hkkjrh; okLrqdyk dk bfrgkl
4- oklqnso mik/;k; % çkphu Hkkjrh; Lrwi] xqgk ,oa eafnj
5- d`".knRr oktis;h ,oa % Hkkjrh; dyk
larks"k dqekj oktis;h
6- lfPpnkuan ikaMs; % eafnj LFkkiR; dk bfrgkl
7- t;ukjk;.k ik.Ms; % Hkkjrh; dyk
8- ek:fruanu çlkn frokjh % iwoZ e/;dkyhu ewfrZdyk
rFkk deyfxjh
9- ,-,y- JhokLro % Hkkjrh; dyk
10- larks"k dqekj cktis;h % xqIrdkyhu ewfrZdyk dk lkSna ;kZRed v/;;u
11- 'kSy iz/kku % Hkkjrh; dyk esa oS".ko ijaijk
12- lq/khj dqekj f=osnh % izfrgkj ;qxhu dyk ,oa LFkkiR;
13- lq/kkdj ukFk feJ ,oa uhjtk feJk % izk;ksfxd iqjkrÙo
10. A.K. Coomarswami : History of Indian and Indonesion Art.
11. Percy Brown : Indian Architecture, Vol. I
12. Krishna Deo : Temple of North India
13. S. Kremrish : Hindu Temple Part I & II

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d{kk (Class) % ch-
ch-,- r`rh;
rh; o"kZ (B.A. Third Year)
lsesLVj (Semester) % iape (Fifth)
fo"k; (Subject) % çkphu Hkkjrh; bfrgkl] laLd`fr ,oa iqjkrÙo
krÙo (Ancient Indian
History, Culture and Archaeology)
ç'u i= (Paper)% V
'kh"kZd (Title) % iqjkfHkys
kfHkys[k ,oa eqnzk'kkL= ds ewy rRo (Elements of Epigraphy and
Numismatics)
vf/kdre vad (M.M.) % 85

bdkbZ&1 (Unit-1)-
1- çkphu Hkkjrh; bfrgkl dh iqujZpuk esa vfHkys[kksa dk egRoA
Importance of inscriptions in the reconstruction of Ancient Indian History.
2- ys[ku dyk dk mn~Hko ,oa fodklA
Origin and development of art of writing.
3- vfHkys[kksa esa ç;qDr Hkk"kk;s]a fyfi;k¡ rFkk lkexzhA
Material, scripts and languages used in the inscriptions.
bdkbZ&2 (Unit-2)-
fuEufyf[kr vfHkys[kksa dk ,sfrgkfld egRo (Historical Importance of the following
inscriptions)-
1- v'kksd dk f}rh; f'kykys[k (Second rock-edict of Ashoka).
2- v'kksd dk ckjgok¡ f'kykys[k (Twelth rock-edict of Ashoka).
3- gsfy;ksMksjl dk csluxj LrEHk ys[k (Besnagar Pillar inscription of Heliodorus).
4- :nznkeu dk twukx<+ vfHkys[k (Junagarh inscription of Rudradamana).
5- leqnzxqIr dh ç;kx ç'kfLr (Prayaga Prashasti of Samudragupta).
bdkbZ&3 (Unit-3)-
1- bfrgkl dh iqujZpuk esa eqnzk dk egRo (Importance of coins in the reconstruction of history).
2- eqnzk dk mn~Hko rFkk çkphurk (Origin and antiquity of coin).
3- vkgr flDds (Punch Marked Coins).

bdkbZ&4 (Unit-4)-
1- r{kf'kyk] dkS'kkEch] ,j.k rFkk f=iqjh ds flDds (coins of Taxila or Takshashila, Kaushambi,
Eran and Tripuri).
2- dq"kk.k flDds (Kushana coins).
bdkbZ&5 (Unit-5)-
1- xqIr 'kkldksa ds flDds (coins of Gupta rulers).

vuq'kaflr xzFa k %
1- oklqnso mik/;k; % çkphu Hkkjrh; vfHkys[kksa dk v/;;u
2- d`".k nÙk cktis;h % ,sfrgkfld Hkkjrh; vfHkys[k
dUgS;k yky vxzoky]
larks"k dqekj cktis;h
3- ijes'ojh yky xqIr % Hkkjr ds iwod
Z kfyd flDds

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4- ,-,l- vYrsdj % xqIrdkyhu eqnzk,¡
5- jktoUr jko % çkphu Hkkjrh; eqnzk,Wa
6- D.C. Sarkar Indian Epigraphy
7. D.C. Sarkar : Select Inscriptions- Part 1 and 2
8. D.C. Sarkar : Studies in Indian Coins
9. S.H. Dani : Indian Palaeography
10. A.K. Saran : Tribal Coins

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d{kk (Class) % ch-
ch-,- r`rh;
rh; o"kZ (B.A. Third Year)
lsesLVj (Semester) % "k"B (Sixth)
fo"k; (Subject) % çkphu Hkkjrh; bfrgkl] laLd`fr ,oa iqjkrÙo
krÙo (Ancient Indian
History, Culture and Archaeology)
ç'u i= (Paper)% VI- v (A)
'kh"kZd (Title) % Hkkjrh; iqjkrÙo ds ewy rÙo (Elements of Indian Archaeology)
vf/kdre vad (M.M.) % 85

bdkbZ&1 iqjkrÙo foKku dh ifjHkk"kk] foLrkj {ks=] vU; fo"k;ksa ls lEcU/kA

Unit – 1 Definition of Archaeology, scope, relation with other subjects.
bdkbZ&2 Hkkjr esa iqjkrÙo dk bfrgkl] iqjkLFkyksa dk vUos"k.k] frfFk fu/kkZj.kA
Unit – 2 History of Archaeology, exploration of ancient sites, dating.
bdkbZ&3 Å/oZ mR[kuu] {kSfrt mR[kuu] 'kok/kkuksa dk mR[kuu] ys[kk&tks[kkA
Unit – 3 Vertical excavation, horizontal excavation, excavation of burial, recording.
bdkbZ&4 e`nH~ kk.Mksa dk egRo] lS/a ko laLd`fr ds e`nH~ kk.M] rkezik"kkf.kd e`nH~ kk.M] xSfjd e`nH~ kk.M] fpf=r
/kwlj e`nH~ kk.M] mÙkjh d`".k ekftZr e`nH~ kk.MA
Unit – 4 Importance of pottery, pottery of Indus civilization, chalcolithic pottery, ochre
coloured pottery, Painted Grey Ware, Northern Black Polished ware.
bdkbZ&5 iqjkLFkyksa dk v/;;u & cqtgZ kse] czãfxfj] dkyhcaxk] dk;Fkk] gfLrukiqj] f=iqjh] dkS’kkachA
Unit – 5 Study of ancient sites – Burzahom, Brahmagiri, Kalibanga, Kayatha,
Hastinapur, Tripuri, Kaushambi,

vuq'kaflr xzFa k %
1- ds-Mh- cktis;h % e/;izn’s k dk iqjkrÙo
2- vkj-,e- Oghyj % i`Foh ls iqjkrÙo
3- ch-,u- iqjh % iqjkrÙo foKku
4- t;ukjk;.k ik.Ms; % iqjkrÙo foe’kZ
5- jkds’k izdk’k ik.Ms; % Hkkjrh; iqjkrÙo
6- fot;dkar feJ % {ks= iqjkrÙo
7- enu eksgu flag % iqjkrÙo dh :ijs[kk
8- vkj-ds- oekZ % {ks=h; iqjkrÙo
9- lq/kkdj ukFk feJ ,oa uhjtk feJk % izk;ksfxd iqjkrÙo
10- lq/kkdj ukFk feJ % iqjkrÙo rduhd
11. Wooley, Sir Leonard : Digging up the Past.
12. Agrawal, D.P. & Ghosh, A. (Eds.) : Radio Carbon & Indian Archaeology.
13. Daviel, G. : A Hundred years of Archaeology.
14 K.M. Kenyon : Beginning in Archaeology.
15. Wheeler, E.M. : Archaeology from the Earth.
16. H.D. Sankalia : Prehistory and Protohistory of India and
: Pakistan
17. G.R. Sharma : Excavations at Kaushambi

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 vFkok (or)

d{kk (Class) % ch-

ch-,- r`rh;
rh; o"kZ (B.A. Third Year)
lsesLVj (Semester) % "k"B
"k"B (Sixth)
fo"k; (Subject) % çkphu Hkkjrh; bfrgkl] laLd`fr ,oa iqjkrÙo
krÙo (Ancient Indian
History, Culture and Archaeology)
ç'u i= (Paper)% VI- c (B)
'kh"kZd (Title) % çkphu Hkkjrh;
Hkkjrh; /keZ vkSj n’kZu (Ancient Indian Religion and
Philosophy)
vf/kdre vad (M.M.) % 85

bdkbZ&1 oSfnd /keZ] ckS) /keZ rFkk tSu /keZ dk mn~Hko vkSj fodklA
Unit – 1 Origin and development of Vedic religion, Buddhism and Jainism.
bdkbZ&2 'kSo /keZ rFkk oS".ko /keZ dk mn~Hko vkSj fodklA
Unit – 2 Origin and development of Shaivism and Vaishnavism.
bdkbZ&3 'kkDr /keZ dk mn~Hko vkSj fodkl] nf{k.k Hkkjr esa HkfDr vkUnksyu&vyokj vkSj u;ukjA
Unit – 3 Origin and development of Shaktism, Religious movement of South India-
Alwar and Nayanara.
bdkbZ&4
&4 pkokZd n'kZu] lka[; n'kZu] vkSifu"kfnd rFkk xhrk dk n'kZuA
Unit – 4 Charvak Philosophy, Sankhya Philosophy, Philosophy of Upanishads and
Gita.
bdkbZ&5 ;ksx n'kZu] U;k; n'kZu] oS'kSf"kd n'kZu] ehekalk n'kZuA
Unit – 5 Yoga Philosophy, Nyaya Philosophy, Vaisheshika Philosophy, Mimansa
Philosophy.

vuq'kaflr xzFa k %
1- MkW- xksfoUn pUnz ikaM;
s % ckS) /keZ ds fodkl dk bfrgklA
2- vkj-th- Hk.Mkjdj ¼vuqokn½ % oS".ko] 'kSo ,oa vU; /kkfeZd erA
3- cynso mik/;k; % Hkkxor lEçnk;
4- ;nqo'a kh % 'kSoer
5- ,l-,u-jk; % ikSjkf.kd /keZ ,oa lekt
6- lqfLerk ikaM;s % lekt vkfFkZd O;oLFkk ,oa /keZ
7- ,l-,u- nklxqIrk % Hkkjrh; n'kZu dk bfrgkl Hkkx&ikWpa
8- ,e-fgfj;Uuk % Hkkjrh; n'kZu dh :ijs[kkA
9- cynso mik/;k; % Hkkjrh; n'kZu
10- ,l- jk/kkd`".ku % Hkkjrh; n'kZu Hkkx 1 ,oa 2
11- MkW- mes'k feJ % Hkkjrh; n'kZu
12. (Ed) R.K. Mission : Cultural Heritage of India, Vols. I and II
13. A.B. Keith : Religion and Philosophy of the Vedas and the
Upanishadas.
14. Dr. G.C. Pande : Foundation of Indian Culture, Vol.1, Spiritual
Vision & Symbolic form in Ancient India.

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15. S.R. Goyal : A Religious History of India Vol. I & II.
16. Suvira Jayaswal : Origin and Development of Vaisnavism.
17. S. Pandey : Birth of Bhakti in Indian Religions and Art
18. G.C. Pandey : Studies in the origin of Buddhism.
19. Trever Ling : Buddhism (Pelican)
20. Lalman Joshi : Introduction to Indian Religions.
21. Sudhakar Chattopadhyaya : Hindu religions, sects.
22. S.N. Roy : Historical and Cultural study of the Puranas.
23. A. Macdonal : Vedic Mythology
24. S.N. Dasgupta : History of Indian Philosophy
25. Maxmuller : Six systems of Indian Philosophy.
26. Mahadevan, T.M.P. : Invitation to Indian Philosophy
27. S. Radhakrishanan : Indian Philosophy, 2 Vol.

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 vFkok (or)

d{kk (Class) % ch-

ch-,- r`rh;
rh; o"kZ (B.A. Third Year)
lsesLVj (Semester) % "k"B
"k"B (Sixth)
fo"k; (Subject) % çkphu Hkkjrh; bfrgkl] laLd`fr ,oa iqjkrÙo
krÙo (Ancient Indian
History, Culture and Archaeology)
ç'u i= (Paper)% VI- l (C)
'kh"kZd (Title) % çkphu Hkkjrh; jktu;
jktu; rFkk ç'kklu (Ancient Indian Polity and
Administration)
vf/kdre vad (M.M.) % 85

bdkbZ&1 jkT; dh mRifRr] çdkj] Lo:i rFkk dk;ZA

Unit-1 Origin of State, types, nature and function.
bdkbZ&2 jktin] eaf=ifj"kn~] laxBu ,oa dk;Z] lIrkax fl)karA
Unit-2 Kingship, Council of ministers, constitution and function, saptanga theory.
bdkbZ&3 x.kjkT;& laxBu] 'kklu i)fr] xq.k&nks"kA
Unit-3 Republics- constitution, administration, merits-demerits
bdkbZ&4 vUrjkZ"Vªh; lacU/k] eaMy fl)kar] "kkMxq.; fl)kar] nwr O;oLFkk] xqIrpj O;oLFkkA
Unit-4 Inter-state relations, mandala theory, shadgunya theory, emmissery, espionage
system.
bdkbZ&5 fofHkUu jktoa'kksa dh ç'kklu O;oLFkk&ekS;]Z xqIr] g"kZ ,oa pksy oa'kA
Unit-5 Administration of different ruling dynasties – Maurya, Gupta, Harsha and
Chola dynasty.

vuq'kaflr xzFa k %
1- vuar lnkf'ko vYrsdj % çkphu Hkkjrh; 'kklu i)fr
2- dk'kh çlkn tk;loky % fgUnw jktrU=] Hkkx 1]2
3- MkW- johUnzukFk vxzoky % e/;çns'k {ks= ds vUrjkZT;h; lEcU/kksa dk v/;;uA
4- lR;dsrq fo|kyadkj % çkphu Hkkjrh; 'kklu O;oLFkk ,oa jkT; 'kkL=
5- euksjek tkSgjh % çkphu Hkkjr esa jkT; vkSj 'kklu O;oLFkkA
6- gjh'k pUnz 'kekZ % çkphu Hkkjrh; jktuhfrd fopkj ,oa laLFkk,¡A
7- jk/kk d`".k pkS/kjh % çkphu Hkkjrh; jktuhfr ,oa 'kklu O;oLFkkA

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d{kk (Class) % ch-,- r`rh;
rh; o"kZ (B.A. Third Year)
lsesLVj (Semester) % "k"B
"k"B (Sixth)
fo"k; (Subject) % çkphu Hkkjrh; bfrgkl] laLd`fr ,oa iqjkrÙo
krÙo (Ancient Indian
History, Culture and Archaeology)
ç'u i= (Paper)% çk;ks
çk;ksfxd (Practical)
vf/kdre vad (M.M.) % 50

iqjkLFkyksa dk Hkze.k rFkk mudk izfrosnu ys[ku rFkk Dykl:e iz;ksx

(Visiting of ancient sites and writing their report and classroom practicals) 25
ekSf[kdh (Viva-voce) 25

dqy vad (Total marks) 50

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