Ancient and Medieval India shall be meant for candidates from the state of Union Civil Services as well as various state public service examinations. The book covers the complete syllabus of ancient and medieval history for the Main exam union civil service, and has material that is immensely helpful for the Prelims as well. The contents of the book are very relevant as they are developed after thorough analysis of the current syllabus and questions asked in previous years. Moreover, the book also consists of numerous practice questions, chapter wise, making it more user-friendly. The text will come in bi-colour, and there are detachable charts included that students may tear out and use as a mnemonic by placing them in front or pasting them on a wall.
About Author:
Poonam Dalal Dahiya obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Arts from University of Delhi. A certified teacher, she possesses the rich and varied administrative experience garnered from different professional fields and has cleared many reputed competitive examinations ranging from SBI P.O, SSC Graduate Level, State Civil Services and UPSC. After working as Assistant Commissioner of Police for five years, she has now joined Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) and is presently undergoing training at the National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur.
Table of Content
1. Ancient India
2. Harappan Civilisation (c. 2600−1900 bce)/ Bronze Age Civilisation
3. The Vedic Age (Rig Vedic and Later Vedic) (c. 1500–500 bce)
4. The Mahajanapadas of the Indo-Gangetic Plain (c. 600−300 bce
5. Buddhism and Jainism
6. The Maurya Empire (c. 324–187 BCE)
7. Political and Cultural Developments during c. 200 BCE−300 CE
8. The Guptas and the Vakatakas (c. 300−600 CE)
9. Early Medieval India: The Age of Regional Configurations (c. 600−1200 CE)
10. Period from c. 1000 to 1200 CE: Northern India
11. The Delhi Sultanate
12. Provincial Kingdoms of Medieval India
13. The Mughals (c.1526–1857 CE)
14. The Later Mughals, the Marathas and Other Provincial Kingdoms
15. Bhakti Movement
16. Coming of Europeans