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Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. British invasion in India. 2. Europeans battles for power. 3. Rule of the British governors and governor generals. 4. Indian rebellion of 1857. 5. Colonial Rule (1858 1911). 6. Religious and social reform movements. 7. Indian freedom struggle. 8. National leaders. 9. Partition of India. 10. India since independence. Bibliography. Index. The history of modern India starts with the advent of Europeans in Indian soil. Vasco da Gama landed at Calicut sailing via the Cape of Good Hope in 1498. This marked the beginning of the European era in Indian history. In the next century India was visited by a large number of European travellers Italians Englishmen Frenchmen and Dutchmen. Eventually England France the Netherlands and Denmark floated East India Companies. During the late 16 and the 17 centuries these companies competed with each other fiercely. By the last quarter of the 18 century the English had vanquished all others and established themselves as the dominant power in India. The six decades between the end of the mutinous war of 1857 59 and the conclusion of First World War saw both the peak of British imperial power in India and the birth of nationalist agitation against it. The anticolonial struggle became truly a mass movement with the arrival of Gandhiji in 1915. Successive campaigns had the effect of driving the British out of India in 1947 but with independence came the independence came the independence of the country into Pakistan. The present book attempts to introduce some of the major themes in modern Indian history comprehensively. It will be highly useful for students teachers researchers and all those interested in the history of modern India. 282 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Turkish conquest. 3. The slave dynasty. 4. Mongol invasion. 5. Khalji dynasty. 6. Tughlaq dynasty. 7. Timur's invasion. 8. Lodhy dynasty. 9. Vijayanagara Empire. 10. Bahmanis of Deccan. 11. Shahi dynasty. 12. Rise of Mughals. 13. Babur. 14. Humayun. 15. Akbar the Great. 16. Jahangir. 17. Shah Jahan. 18. Aurangzeb. 19. Decline of Mughal empire. 20. Maratha Empire. 21. Sikh Empire. 22. Europeans in India. Bibliography. Index. The history of medieval India starts with the invasions of Turks at the end of 12 century. The causes for their conquest though various the major reason was the spread of Islam. The invasion of Turks opened the way for the future Muslim adventures in India. In the following decades India was ruled by a number of Islam dynasties including slave dynasty Khilji Dynasty Tughlaq Dynasty Sayyid Dynasty Lodhi Dynasty and Suri Dynasty. These dynasties were finally succeeded by the Mughal empire under which India once again achieved a large measure of political unity. The non Islamic Kingdoms of Marathas and Sikhs also provided great contributions to Indian culture in the medieval period. The present volume provides authentic information of the history of medieval of India in a lucid style. All the events have been explained in a comprehensive way. The book will be highly useful for students teachers researchers and all who are interested in the history of medieval India. 294 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Vedic civilisation. 3. Aryan and Dravidian civilisations. 4. The Pre Mauryan period. 5. The Mauryan empire. 6. Kingdoms after Mauryan empire. 7. Gupta empire. 8. Ancient kingdoms of South. 9. Post Gupta kingdoms. 10. Islamic conquest of India. 11. Delhi sultanate. 12. Mughal empire. 13. Europeans in India. 14. Indian independence movement. Bibliography. Index. Indian culture is an ancient and dynamic entity spanning back to the very beginnings of human civilisation. Beginning with a mysterious culture along the Indus river and in farming communities in the southern lands of India the history of the sub continent is one puncuated by constant integration with migrating peoples and with the diverse cultures that surround India. This book unfolds the history of ancient India in simple language. It presents comprehensive and authentic records of Indus valley civilisation Aryan invasion Indo Aryan migrations Vedic civilisation pre Mauryan period Jainism Buddhism the Mauryan empire post Mauryan period the Gupta empire post Gupta period and kingdoms of Deccan and South. The contents of the book will be highly valuable to students and general readers interested in the history of ancient India. 284 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Indus Valley civilisation. 2. Aryan invasion. 3. Indo Aryan migrations. 4. Vedic civilisation. 5. Pre Mauryan period. 6. Jainism. 7. Buddhism. 8. The Mauryan empire. 9. Post Mauryan period. 10. The Gupta empire.11. Post Gupta period. 12. Kingdoms of Deccan and south. Bibliography. Index. The Republic of India is the second most populous and the fourth largest economy in the world. It is home to some of the most ancient civilisations and a centre of important historic trade routes. Four major world religions Hinduism Buddhism Jainism and Sikhism have originated from India. Formerly a major part of the British empire as the British Raj before gaining independence in 1947 during the past twenty years the country has grown significantly especially in its economic and military spheres regionally as well as globally. The present book provides a much needed concise overview of Indian history. This authentic and well documented work will be of much value to students and general readers with an interest in India's past present and future. 298 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Introduction to Indian architecture. 2. The traditional theory of architecture. 3. Temple architecture. 4. Jaina architecture. 5. Cave architecture. 6. Islamic architecture. 7. Colonial architecture. 8. Modern architecture of India. 9. Assessing the growth of Indian architecture. Bibliography. Index. Indian architecture is that vast tapestry of production of the Indian subcontinent that encompasses a multitude of expressions over space and time transformed by the force of history considered unique to the sub continent sometimes destroying but most of the time absorbing. The result is an evolving range of architectural production that none the less retains a certain amount of continuity across history. This architectural heritage is one of the most enduring achievements o f Indian civilisation. This book introduces various facets of Indian architecture through the ages. It attempts to show the total image of Indian architecture by evenly picking up architecture forms from Indus valley period to post independence period. Besides students and professionals of architecture this book will also be useful for historians archeologists tourists and interested layman. 288 pp.