MOHANLAL SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY, UDAIPUR

FACULTY OF LAW
SECOND SEMESTER BACHELOR OF ARTS AND LAWS INTEGRATED
(Session 2019-20)
PAPER – III (PAPER CODE – BAL203) : (PAPER NAME – HISTORY -II)
II – SEMESTER
M.M 80
UNIT-I Foundation and Expansion of the British rule in India- Battle of Plassey and
Buxar, Subsidiary alliance and Doctrine of Lapse; Revolt of 1857: causes, nature
impact and causes of its failure
UNIT-II Economic impact of the British rule- Drain of wealth, land revenue settlements
(Zamindari, Ryotwari, Mahalwari) De-industrialisation, Commercialisation of
Agriculture Growth of landless labour
Cultural encounter and social changes- Introduction of western education and
modern ideas, Indian Renaissance, major socio-religious reform movements.
UNIT-III Indian National Movement –
The first phase: Growth of national consciousness, Establishment of the Indian
National Congress and its moderate phase, The growth of extremism, Home rule
Movement
Gandhian Phase: Khilafat and Non-cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience
Movement and Quit India Movement.
UNIT-IV Judicial system under East India Company and under British Crown
Development of Legislative Institutions: The Regulating Act 1773, Pitts India Act
1784, Charter Acts of 1813, 1833 and 1853, Government of India Act 1858, The
Indian Council Act 1861, The Indian Council Act 1909, The Government of India
Act 1919, The Government of India Act 1935.
UNIT-V Accession and Re-organization of India States.
World History: War of American Independence and its significance, Causes of
French Revolution and its significance, Russian Revolution of 1917 and its
significance

SUGGESTED READINGS :
1. R.C. Majumdar : The Vedic Age, Bhartiya Vidhya Bhavan Mumbai
2. R.C. Majumdar : An Advance History of India, Bharatiya Vidya
Bhavan, Mumbai
3. B.N. Luniya : Life & Culture in Ancient India, L.N.
Agrawal-Educational Publisher, Agra
4. A.L. Shrivatava : Sutanate of Delhi.
5. Satish Chandra : Medieval India, from Sultanate to Mughal
6. Ishwari Prasad : History of Medieval India
7. V.D. Mahajan : History of Medieval India, S. Chand & Co., New Delhi
8. S.R. Sharma : Mughal Empire in India, Educational Publisher, Agra.