DEPARTMENT OF ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE & ARCHAEOLOGY
DOCTOR HARISINGH GOUR VISHWAVIDYALAYA, SAGAR M.P.
M.Phil. Programme
The minimum duration for completion of M.Phil is two semesters and the maximum duration is four semester.
The course is divided in to three parts :-
(i)Part A comprises of two theory papers - One on 'Research Methodology' and the other on 'Specialization Area'.
(ii)Part B comprises one Elective theory paper.
(iii)Part C consists of a Dissertation, Periodical presentation and Viva-voce
The M.Phil Program consist of :
Core Courses which are mandatory for all students.
Elective courses which students can choose from amongst the courses offered within the department or in other departments of the University or in other Approved Institutions.
Dissertation (Mandatory)
Courses proposed by the department are the following:
FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code / NAME OF COURSE / L / T / P / CAIH C 131 / Research Methodology / 5 / 0 / 0 / 5
AIH C 132 / Political History of Ancient India / 5 / 0 / 0 / 5
AIH E 131
or
AIH E 132
or
AIH E 133
or
AIH E 134
or
AIH E 135
or
AIH E 136 / Indian Archaeology
or
Socio-Economic History of Ancient India.
or
Religion and Philosophy in Ancient India.
or
Numismatics
or
Epigraphy.
or
Ancient Indian Architecture and Art. / 5 / 0 / 0 / 5
SECOND SEMESTER
Course Code / Description / CreditsAIH C 133 / Dissertation and Viva-voce / 21
Abbreviations
AIH C 131 is the Course Code in which-AIH -is the department’s code, C - indicates that this is a Core Course, E-indicates this is a elective course, 131-is the course number where first digit stands for Semester, second digit is the level of the Programme (i.e. M. Phil. Programme in this case) and third digit denotes serial number of the course.
L, T and P indicate the weight ( credits) attached to lectures, tutorials and practical
work respectively.
C indicates the total number of credits that the course carries.
Distribution of marks
The distribution of marks for the course will be as follows:-
FIRST SEMESTER
CourseCode / Quiz / I Mid Sem. Exam. / II Mid Sem. Exam. / End Sem. Exam. / Total marks
AIH C 131 / 15 / 12 / 13 / 60 / 100
AIH C 132 / 15 / 12 / 13 / 60 / 100
AIH E 131
or
AIH E 132
or
AIH E 133
or
AIH E 134
or
AIH E 135
or
AIH E 136 / 15 / 12 / 13 / 60 / 100
SECOND SEMESTER
AIH C 133 / Periodical presentationDissertation
Viva-voce / 20
60
20 / 100
The details of the papers are as follows:
L T P C
AIH C 131
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
1.Fundamentals of Research, its importance and scope.
2.Identification and formulation of problems and hypothesis.
3.Methods of Researches in Indian History.
4.Documentation (Footnotes, Backnotes, Bibliographical references and diecritical marks), quotations and citations.
5.Data collection, Library work, manuscripts, private and public collection, field surveys, Explorations, Photography Laboratory work.
6.Data processing, Analytical and other scientific methods, co-relations.
7.Thesis-writing.
BOOK RECOMMENDED :
1. / Whiliney, B.L. / : / Elements of Research.2. / Tyrus Hellway / : / Introduction to Research.
3. / C.G. Curup / : / History and Historical Research.
4. / Gopal S. / : / Problems of Historical Writings in India.
5. / Butterfield / : / The Purposes and methods of History.
6. / Thaper, Romila / : / The Past and prejudice.
7. / Pathak, V.S. / : / Historiography in India.
8. / Warder, A.K. / : / Indian Historiography.
9. / Ali B. Sheikh / : / History : Its Theory and Method.
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Political History of Ancient India
I - Early History of India (from 6th cent. B.C. to 320 B.C.)
1.North India in the 6th cent. B.C. - (A) The Sixteen Mahajanapadas (B) The Autonomous clans.
2.Rise of Magadh Imperialism - Bimbisara, Ajatasatru and his successors.
3.The Nandas.
4.The Persian Invasion.
5.The Mecedonian Invasion
II-The History of the Mauryas
1.Sources
2.Chandragupta
3.Bindusara
4.Ashoka the Great
5.The fall of the Mauryan Empire.
III-Post Mauryan Dynasties
1.The Sungas & the Kanvas
2.The Yavanas
3.The Sakas and the Pahlavas
4.The Satavahanas
5.The Kushanas
6.Northern India after the Kushanas
IV-The Gupta and their Contemporaries
1.The Rise of the Guptas
2.The expansion and consolidation of the Empire
3.The Imperial crisis
4.The Disintegration and fall of the Empire
5.Contemporary states in North and Central India during the Gupta Empire.
6.The Vakatakas
V-History of Kannauj (from 6th cent. A.D. to 10th Cent. A.D.)
1.Sources
2.The Maukharis
3.Harshavardhana
4.Yashovarman
5.The Tripartite struggle
VI-Early Medieval Dynasties of M.P.
1.The Chandellas
2.The Kalachuris
3.The Paramaras
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
GENERAL BOOKS :1. / Rapson, E.J. / : / Ancient India, Cambridge, 1974
2. / Aiyangor, S.K. / : / Ancient India, (2 vols.), Poona, 1941
3. / Majumdar, R.C. / : / Ancient India, Banaras, 1952
4. / Mookerji, R.K. / : / Ancient India, Allahabad, 1956
5. / Sastri, K.A.N. / : / Comprehensive History of India
6. / Ray, H.C. / : / Dynestic History of Northern India, Vol. 1 & 2, 1931 and 1936
7. / Raychoudhuri, H.C. / : / Political History of Ancient India, 7th ed. Calcutta, 1971
8. / Tripathi, R.S. / : / History of Ancient India, Banaras
9. / Majumdar, R.C. / : / History and Culture of Indian People, Vol. I to Vth
GROUP (I) :
1. / Ghosh, N.N. / : / Early History of India, Allahabad, 1960
2. / Chattopadhyaya, Sudhakar / : / Early History of North India, Calcutta, 1957
3. / Sastri, K.A.N. / : / Age of Nandas and Mauryans, Patna, 1952
4. / Sinha, B.P. / : / The Decline of the Kingdom of Magadha, Patna, 1954
5. / Torn, W.W. / : / Alexander the Great, Cambridge, 1950
GROUP (II) :
1. / Barua, B.M. / : / Ashoka and his inscriptions, Calcutta, 1946
2. / Bhandarkar, D.R. / : / Asoka, Calcutta, 1932
3. / Thapar, Romila / : / Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas
4. / Bhargava, P.L. / : / Chandragupta Maurya and his times, Lucknow, 1935
5. / Mookerji, R.K. / : / Chandragupta Maurya and his times, Madras, 1943
: / Asoka, London, 1928
6. / Smith, V.A. / : / Ashoka, the Buddhist Emperer of India, Oxford, 1920
7. / Sastri, N.K. / : / Age of Nandas and Mauryas
GROUP (III) :
1. / Narain, A.K. / : / The Indo-Greeks, Oxford, 1957
2. / Chattopadhyaya, Sudhakar / : / The Sakas in India, Calcutta, 1967
3. / Bhandarkar, R.G. / : / Early History of the Deccan.
4. / Torn, W.W. / : / The Greeks in Bactria and India, Cambridge, 1938
5. / Van Lohuizen De Leeuw, J.E. / : / The Scythian Period, Leiden, 1949
6. / Gopalachari, K. / : / Early history of the Andhra Country, Madras, 1961
7. / cktis;h rFkk ik.Ms; / : / izkphu Hkkjr dk jktuhfrd bfrgkl
GROUP (IV) :
1. / Fleet, J.F. / : / Gupta Inscriptions, Calcutta, 1888
2. / Majumdar, R.C. & Altekar A.S. / : / The Vakataka - Gupta Age, Lahore, 1945
3. / jk;] mn;ukjk;.k / : / xqIr lkezkT;] okjk.klh] iz;kx] 1930
4. / mik/;k;] Hkxor'kj.k / : / xqIr lkezkT; dk bfrgkl] iz;kx] 1939
5. / xqIr] ijes'ojhyky / : / xqIr lkezkT;] okjk.klh] 1970
6. / fejk'kh] oklqnso fo".kq / : / okdkVd vkSj mlds vfHkys[k] okjk.klh] 1984
7. / Dandekar, R.N. / : / A History of the Guptas, Poona, 1941
8. / Banerji, R.D. / : / The Age of Imperial Guptas, Banaras, 1933
9. / Majumdar, R.C. (Ed.) / : / The classical Age, Bombay, 1962
GROUP (V) :
1. / Tripathi, R.S. / : / History of Kannauj
2. / Mishra, V.D. / : / History of Gurjara Pratiharas
3. / Puri, B.N. / : / The Gurjara Pratiharas, Bombay, 1957
4. / Altekar, A.S. / : / Rashtrakutas and Their Times
5. / Mookerji. R.K. / : / Harsha, Oxford, 1926
6. / Devahuti, D. / : / Harsha: A Political Study, London, 1970
7. / Shrivastava, B.N. / : / Harsha and his times
8. / Sharma, B.N. / : / Harsha and his times
9. / Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) / : / The Age of Imperial Kannauj, Bombay, 1964
10. / pVthZ] xkSjh'kadj / : / g"kZo/kZu
GROUP (VI) :
1. / Dikshit, R.K. / : / The Chandellas of Jejakabhukti, Delhi, 1979
2. / Bose, N.S. / : / History of the Chandellas, Calcutta, 1956
3. / Mitra , S.K. / : / Early Rulers of Khajuraho
4. / Mirashi, V.V. / : / The Kalachuri Rulers and Their Time
5. / Mirashi, V.V. / : / C.I.I. Vol. IV Pts. I & II
6. / 'kkL=h] vt;fe= / : / f=iqjh] Hkksiky 1971
7. / Ganguli, D.C. / : / History of the Paramaras, Dacca, 1933
8. / Bhatia, P. / : / The Paramaras, Delhi, 1970
9. / Mittal A.C. / : / Paramara Inscriptions, Ahmedabad
10. / Trivedi, H.V. / : / C.I.I., Vol. V
11. / Banerji, A.C. / : / Rajput Studies, Calcutta, 1944
12. / Vaidya, C.V. / : / History of Medieval Hindu India (3 Vols. Poona, 1921-26)
13. / Majumdar, R.C. / : / Struggle for Empire.
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AIH E 131
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
1.PREHISTORY
1.Indian Prehistory and its relationship with the other branches of knowledge :
(a) Geology, (b) Palaeontology, (c) Palaeo-Botany, (d) Anthropology
(e) Physics, (f) Chemistry, (g) Sociology, (h) Environment.
2.Stone Age Tools, their techniques and probable uses.
3.A Critical Study of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic cultures in India.
4.Place of Indian Pre-history in the world context.
2. EARLY PROTO-HISTORY:
1.Neolithic Cultures: Kashmir, South India, Eastern India, Central India.
2.Pre Harappan Culture: Afganistan, Baluchistan, Sind, Punjab, Rajasthan, Saurastra.
3.Harappan Cultures: Sind, Punjab, Rajasthan, Saurastra.
3. LATE PROTO-HISTORY:
1.Chalcolithic Cultures: Rajasthan, Saurastra, Central India and Maharastha.
2.Copper Hoards & OCP Cultures.
3.B. and R.W. & P.G.W.
4. IRON AGE:
1.The beginning of Iron Age in India.
2.Megalithic Culture.
3.P.G.W.
4.N.B.P. Ware.
5.Black-sliped ware.
5. ROCK-ART:
1.North Indian
2.Central Indian
3.South Indian
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
1. / Wheeler, R.E.M. / : / Early India and Pakistan, 19592. / Sankalia, H.D. / : / Prehistory and Protohistory in India, and Pakistan. Bombay 1962
3. / Gordon, D.H. / : / The Prehistoric background of Indian Culture, Bombay 1958
4. / Cammiade, L.A. and Burkitt / : / Fresh light on the Stone Ages in South East India, 1930
5. / Childe, V.G. / : / New light on the Most Ancient East, London, 1964
6. / Dani, A.H. / : / Prehistory and Protohistory of Eastern India, Calcutta 1960
7. / Sankalia H.D. / : / Stone Age Tools, Their names, techniques and probable functions, Poona 1964
8. / Subbarao, B. / : / The Personality of India (2nd Ed.), Baroda, 1958
9. / Piggott, S. / : / Pre historic India to 1000 B.C.
10. / Verma, R.K. / : / Hkkjrh; izkxSfrgkl] iz;kx 1970
11. / Kenneth P. Oakley / : / Man the Tool Maker (4th ed.), London, 1958
12. / Agrawal D.P. / : / The Archaeology of India, London, 1982
13. / Agrawal D.P. / : / Hkkjrh; izkxSfrgkl] iz;kx 1970
14. / Agrawal, D.P. &Kusumgar, Sheela / : / Prehistoric Chronology and Radio Carbon dating in India, Delhi 1974
15. / Allchin, F.R. & Dilip K. Chakrabarti / : / A Source book of Indian Archaeology
16. / Agrawal, D.P. & Pandey, B.M. / : / Ecology and Archaeology of Western India
17. / Singh, Gurdeep / : / Archaeology and Physical Anthropology in oceania
18. / Singh, Gurdeep / : / The Palaeobotanist
19. / Agrawal, D.P. / : / The Copper Bronze Age in India, New Delhi 1971
20. / Allchin, B. and R. / : / The Birth of Indian Civilization, Pelican 1968
21. / Wheeler, R.E.M. / : / The Indus civilization (3rd), Cambridge, 1968 Pakistan Archaeology
22. / Misra, V.N. & Mate, M.S. / : / Indian Prehistory (1964)
23. / Banerjee, N.R. / : / The Iron Age in India, Delhi 1965
24. / Tripathi, Vibha / : / Introduction of Iron in India
25. / Brooks R.R. and Wakankar / : / Stone Age Painting in India, 1976
26. / Neumayer, Erwin / : / Prehistoric Indian Rock-Paintings
27. / Chakrabarti, K.K. / : / Rock - Art in India
28. / xqIr txnh'k / : / izkxSfrgkfld Hkkjrh; fp=dyk] 1963
29. / Prachya Pratibha and Marga / : / Special Volumeson Rock Paintings
30. / Sinha, B.P. / : / Potteries in Ancient India, Patna, 1969
31. / Archaeological Survey of India / : / Indian Archaeology - A. Review
32. / Indian Archaeological Society / : / Puratattva
33. / Indian Prehistoric Society / : / Man & Environment
34. / A.S.I. / : / Ancient India, Relevant Volumes
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC HISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIA
1-VARNASRAMA SYSTEM:
1.Sources : Vedic Literature, Epics, Dharmasastras etc.
2.Philosophical Background : Theory of Purusharthas, Karma and Karma Phala, Panchamahayajnas, Tri-rinas.
3.Origin and antiquity of Varna-system.
4.Development of Varna-system.
5.Position of different varnas.
6.Untouchability.
7.Origion of caste-system.
9.The Asramas : (A) Brief history of development.
(B) Bio-Psychological Basis of the asrama-systems.
10.Duties and importance of different asramas.
11.The Shodasa Sanskaras.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
1. / Prabhu, P.N. / : / Hindu Social Organization, Bombay 19542. / Kane, P.V. / : / History of the Dharma-sastras, Vol. I. Pt. I, Poona, 1930
3. / Dutt, N.K. / : / Origin and Development of Varna, Vol. I.
4. / Ghurye, G.S. / : / Caste and clan in India, Bombay, 1957
5. / Pandey, R.B. / : / Hindu Sanskaras, Delhi, 1969
6. / feJ] t;'kadj / : / izkphu Hkkjr dk lkekftd bfrgkl
7. / tkSgjh] euksjek / : / izkphu Hkkjr esa o.kkZJe O;oLFkk
2-ANCIENT INDIAN FAMILY & POSITION OF WOMEN:
1.Sources
2.Family : Salient features
3.Position of father
4.Types of sons, their status
5.Position of Daughter
6.Position of Wife
7.Position of Mother
8.Position of Widows
9.Proprietary Rights
10.Women Education
11.Women and Public Life
12.Women and Religion
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
1. / Kane, P.V. / : / History of Dharmasastras, Vol. II, Pt. I, Poona, 19302. / Gharpure, J.R. / : / Teachings of Dharmasastras
3. / Jolly, J. / : / Hindu Law and Customs, Calucutta, 1928
4. / Altekar, A.S. / : / The Position of Women in Hindu Civilization
5. / osnkyadkj] gjnRr / : / fgUnw ifjokj ehekalk
6. / f=ikBh] pUnzcyh / : / izkphu lekt esa ukjh vkn'kksZa dk fodkl
7. / feJ] t;'kadj / : / izkphu Hkkjr dk lkekftd bfrgkl] okjk.klh 1980
3-ECONOMIC HISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIA
A critical study of the economic conditions, inland and foreign trade and economic institutions during the following periods is required :-
1.Neolithic - period
2.Harappan - period
3.Vedic period
4.Mahajanpada period
5.Mauryan period
6.Post Mauryan
7.Gupta period and
8.Early Medieval period (c. 600 to 1200 A.D.)
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
1. / Majumdar, R.C. / : / History and Culture of the Indian People (5Vols.) Relevant Chapters.2. / Majumdar, R.C. / : / Corporate Life in Ancient India, Calcutta, 1922
3. / Rhys Davids / : / Buddhist India
4. / Banerjee, N.C. / : / Economic Life in the Gupta period
5. / Maity, S.K. / : / The Economic Life of Northern India in the Gupta Period, Delhi, 1970
6. / Gopal, Lallanji / : / The Economic History of Northern India, Varanasi, 1965
7. / Niyogi, Pushpa / : / Contribution to the Economic History of Northern India, Calcutta, 1962
8. / Allchin, F.R. / : / Neolithic cattle keeper of South India
9. / Allchin, B. & R. / : / The Birth of Indian Civilization
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RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY IN ANCIENT INDIA
I.BRAHMANICAL RELIGION:
1.The spirit of Brahmanical religion & its historical outlines.
2.Vedas & Vedic religion; its gradual development of Aupanisadic thought.
3.Bhagvat Cult; Source Material, spirit of Bhagvat Cult.
4.Saivism : Source material, origin & development, Saiva & their religio - philosophical background.
5.Sakta Cult : Source material, its origin & development.
6.Minor sects & folk-cults.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
1. / Majumdar, R.C. (Ed.) / : / History and Culture of the Indian People, Vol. I to V.2. / Winternitz, M. / : / A History of Indian Literature, Vol. I & II.
3. / Favguhar, J.N. / : / An outline of the Religious Literature of India, Oxford.
4. / Maurice Bloomfield / : / Religion of the Vedas.
5. / Macdonell, A. / : / Vedic-Mythology (Reprint), Varanasi, 1963.
6. / Rapson, E.J. / : / Cambridge History of India, Vol. I.
7. / Duss N. Paul / : / Philosophy of the Upanisadas
(Translated in English by A.S. Geden)
8. / Bhandarkar, R.G. / : / Vaisnavism, Saivism & Other minor sects.
9. / Jaiswal, Suvira / : / The origin & development of Vaisnavism.
10. / Kane, P.V. / : / History of Dharmasastras (5 Vols.).
11. / Raychoudhuri, H.C. / : / The Early History of the Vaisnava Sect.
12. / Schroder / : / Introduction to Pancharatra.
13. / Concerned Volumes of Encyclopaedia of Religion & Ethics.
II.Buddhism:
Pali Pitaka, Nature of Early Buddhism and it main features, Buddhist order, Spread of Buddhism, gradual development of Buddhist sects & their Religio - philosophical background.
III.JAINISM :
Study of Jain canon & historical tradition of Jainism, Life-styles of Jain Monks, spread of Jainism, Jain sects & their religio-philosophical background.
IV.AJIVIKA CULT.:
Source material, Historical development of Ajivika Cult & their main priniciples.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
All Relevant Volumes of Encyclopaedia of Religion - Ethics. For pali pitakas volumes of Pali Text Society, Nalanda (Devanagari Edition).
1. / Warder, A.K. / : / Indian Buddhism, Delhi, 19702. / Thomas, E.J. / : / The Life of Buddha, as Legend and History, London 1927, 1949
3. / Murty, T.R.V. / : / Central Philosophy of Buddhism, London, 1983
4. / Majumdar, R.C. (Ed.) / : / History & Culture of the Indian People,
Vol. II, III, IV & V.
5. / Rapson, E.J. / : / Cambridge History of India, Vol. II.
6. / Pandey, G.C. / : / Studies in the origins of Buddhism, Allahabad, 1957
Sraman tradition, its history & contribution to Indian Culture, Allahabad, 1978.
7. / Bapat, P.V. / : / 2500 years of Buddhism, for study of Jain canons volumes of Sacred Books of the East.
8. / Deva, S.B. / : / Jain Monastic Jurisprudence.
9. / Chatterji & Dutt / : / An Introduction to Indian Philosophy.
10. / Jaini, J.L. / : / Outline of Jainism, Cambridge, 1916.
11. / Mehta, N.L. / : / Jain Philosophy.
12. / Basham, A.L. / : / History & Doctrines of Ajivikas.
INDIAN PHILOSOPHY:
Detailed and critical study of following philosophical systems, with special reference to source material will be required : Charvaka, Sankhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisesika, Mimansa & Vedanta Philosophy.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
1. / Dakshina Ranjanshastri / : / A Short History of Indian Materialism.2. / Hiriyanna, M. / : / Out-lines of Indian Philosophy.
3. / Shastri, S.N. / : / English Translation of Sankhya Karika.
4. / Muller, F. Max / : / The six systems of Indian philosophy.
5. / Singh, N.L. / : / The Sankhya Philosophy.
6. / Chatterji & Dutt / : / An Introduction to Indian Philosophy.
7. / Purnchandra, Vedant Chanchu / : / Yogasutra.
8. / Kaliva Vedanta Vagish / : / Patanjala Sutra.
9. / Dasgupta, S.N. / : / The study of Patanjal Yoga as Philosophy & religion.
10. / Jha, Ganganath / : / Prabhakar School of Purva Mimansa.
11. / Hume. / : / The Thirteen Principal Upanishads (Eng. Translation)
12. / Ranade, R.D. / : / A Constructive Survey of Upanishadic Philosophy.
13. / Das, S.K. / : / A Study of the Vedant.
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NUMISMATICS AND EPIGRAPHY:
I.Indian Punch-marked coins and the Janapada coins-
1.Area and scope.
2.Terminology, classification and chronology.
3.Metrology & weight.
4.The mode of fabrication.
5.Types of Punch-Marked coins.
6.Symbols on Puch-marked coins.
7.Art in Tribal coinage-symbols, gods & goddesses. Foreign influence on Tribal coinage.
8.Coinage of Tribal Republics and Nigamas - The Agras, the Arjunayanas, the Asvakas, the Audumbaras, the Kulutas, the Kunindas, the Malavas, the Rajanyas, the Sibis, the Vrishis, the Trigartas, the Yaudheyas, and coins of Takshashila.
9.Coins of ancient cities - Panchala, Mathura, Ayodhya, Kaushambi.
10.Coins with the name of city-Eran, Vidisha, Ujjain, Mahishmati and Tripuri.
II.Satavahana Coinage-
1.Historical Introduction.
2.Find-spots and recent discoveries of the Satavahana coins.
3.Technical aspects of the coinage-Metrology, Technique, shape, size and weight.
4.Symbolism.
5.Coinage of the early Satavahana Rulers.
6.Coinage of the time of Gautamiputra Satakarni.'
7.Coinage of the post-Gautamiputra period.
8.Silver coinage of the Satavahana.
9.Palaeography and language of the coin-legends.
10.Chronology, sequence and historical significance of the Satavahana coinage.
III.Gupta Coinage-
1.Discovery of Hoards and their geographical distribution.
2.History and Chronology.
3.Metrology, Weight, shape and size.
4.Coinage and coin-types.
5.Gold coins of the Gupta period.
6.Silver coins of the Gupta period.
7.Copper coins of the Gupta period.
8.Palaeography and legends.
9.Art & Religion.
10.Symbols.
IV.Mediaeval Coinage of Northern India-
1.Historical Background.
2.Coins of Kashmir.
3.Indo-Sassanian or Gadhiya coins.
4.Coins of Gurjara-Pratiharas.
5.Coins of Palas.
6.Coins of Jajapella dynastry of Narwar.
7.Coins of Shahi Kings.
8.Coins of Kalachuris.
9.Coins of Chandellas.
10.Coins of Paramaras.
11.Coins of Gahadavalas.
12.Coins of Tomaras.
13.Coins of Chauhans.
14.Coins of Rashtrakutas and miscellaneous.
Journals Recommended
Journal of the Numismatic Society of India, Varanasi.
Indian Numismatic Chronicle, Patna.
Journal of the Bengal Asiatic Society, Calcutta.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
GROUP (I)1. / Brown, C.J. / : / The Coins of India, Calcutta, 1922.
2. / Allan, J. / : / Catalogue of the coins of Ancient India, London, 1936
3. / Dasgupta, K.K. / : / A Tribal History of Ancient India, Calcutta, 1974
4. / Durga Prasad / : / Observation on the Silver Punch-marked coins of Ancient India, Bombay, 1931
5. / Narain, A.K. & Gopal, L.(Ed.) / : / The Chronology of the Punch-marked Coins,
Varanasi, 1966
6. / Bajpai, K.D. / : / Indian Numismatic Studies, New Delhi, 1976
7. / Sharma, M.K. / : / Tribal Coins - A Study, New Delhi, 1972
8. / Sircar, D.C. / : / Studies in Indian Coins, New Delhi, 1968
9. / Sircar, D.C. / : / Early Indian Indigenous Coins, Calcutta, 1970
10. / Smith, V.A. / : / Catalogue of the coins in the Indian Museum, Vol. I, Oxford, 1919, (reprint, Varanasi, 1972)
11. / Gupta, P.L. / : / The Amaravati-hoard of silver Punch-marked coins,
Hyderabad, 1963
12. / Cunningham, A. / : / Coins of Ancient India from the earliest times down to the 7th cent. A.D. (reprint, Varanasi, 1963)
13. / cuthZ] jk[kkynkl / : / izkphu eqnzk
14. / vks>k] vkj-ih- / : / izkphu flDds] y[kuÅ] 1971
15. / cktis;h] larks"k dqekj / : / ,sfrgkfld Hkkjrh; flDds] fnYyh] 1997
GROUP (II)
1. / Rama Rao, M. / : / Satavahana coins in the Madras Museum.
2. / Rama Rao, M. / : / Satavahana coins in the A.P. Govt. Museum, 1961.
3. / Rapson, E.J. / : / Catalogue of the coins of the Andhra dynasty, the western Kshatrapas etc. in the British Museum, London (2nd ed. 1967).
4. / Shastri, A.M. / : / (ed.) Coinage of the Satavahana, and Coins from Excavations, Nagpur, 1972.
5. / Sarma, I.K. / : / Coinage of the Satavahana Empire, Delhi, 1980
6. / Walter Elliot / : / Coins of Southern India, Numismatics Orientalia, Varanasi, 1970
7. / vks>k] vkj-ih- / : / izkphu flDds] y[kuÅ] 1971
GROUP (III)
1. / Allan, J. / : / Catalogue of the coins of Gupta Dynasty and of Sasanka, King of Gauda, London, 1914.
2. / Alteker, A.S. / : / 1. Catalogue of the Gupta Gold Coins in the Bayana Hoard, Bombay, 1954.
2. The Coinage of the Gupta Empire, Varanasi, 1957.
3. xqIrdkyhu eqnzk,a] iVuk] 1954
3. / Brown, C.J. / : / Catalogue of the coins of the Guptas, Maukharis, etc. in the Provincial Museum, Lucknow, 1914.
4. / Bajapi, K.D. / : / Indian Numismatic Studies, Delhi, 1976.
5. / Gupta, P.L. / : / Gupta Gold coins in the Bharat Kala Bhawan, Varanasi.
GROUP (IV)
1. / Cunningham, A. / : / Coins of Madiaeval India from the 7th cent. down to the Mohammadan conquest, London, 1894.
2. / Gopal, Lallanji / : / Early Mediaeval Coin - Types of Northern India, Varanasi, 1966.
3. / Smith, V.A. / : / Catalogue of the Coins in the Indian Museum,
Calcutta, Vol. I, Pt. III.
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