UNIT – I

1. Sources of the Indian History of Sultanate Period 2. Foundation of the Delhi Sultanate : Qutubuddin Aibak and Iltutmish 3. Razia Begum and Balban 4. The Mangol Invasion 5. Khilji Dynasty : Alauddin Khilji’s Conquest & Reforms 6. Tughlaq, Saiyyad and Lodhi Dynasties 7. Fragmentation of Sultanate and Rise of Provincial Kingdom : Vijaynagar and Bahamani Kingdom 8. Timur’s Invasion on India and Its Impact : Downfall of Delhi Sultanate 9. Socio-Religious Life During Sultanate Period 10. Bhakti Movement 11. Sufi Movement (Sufism) 12. Economic Life of Sultanate Period, Industry, Trade and Agriculture 13. Administrative System During Sultanate Period 14. Legacy of the Sultanate Period.

UNIT – II

1. Sources of Indian History of Mughal Period 2. Invasion of Mughal : Babur, Humayun, Shershah Suri 3. Akbar the Great (1556–1605 A.D.) 4. Jahangir (1605–1627 A.D.) and Shahjahan (1627–1657 A.D.) 5. Aurangzeb (1658–1707 A.D.) 6. Mughal Rajput & Mughal Sikh Relations 7. Later Mughal 8. Nadirshah’s Invasion on India and Its Impact 9. Fall of the Mughal Empire 10. Administration System During the Mughal Period, Mansabdari System and Condition of Women 11. Mughal Architecture 12. Rise of Marathas : Conquests of Shivaji & His Administration, Decline of the Marathas.