HIST-0046 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mir Jafar, Mansabdar, East India Company
6 Feb 2014
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The two essays will account for 80% of the grade. Make sure to read the questions carefully and answer each of the sub-clauses. The following themes should help you prepare for the exam. 1. how did indian civilization and tradition respond to new ideas and incursion of new peoples in the pre-mughal period: vedic, mauryan, gupta ages- traditions, had, brahmadic dominance over majority shramanik hinduism. Tightly knit hindu hierarchy, many books don"t even mention muslims coming in: varna and jati caste, response, who came- More dynamic, people came, but old kept maintaining: in 712, muhmaad bin qasim, a turkish slave conquered sindh, in 997, ghanzi- a tukish slave came to india- conducted many raids. Build qutab minar- muslim influence in india- also symbols of dominance and turkish pride (not entirely muslim, more regional) How did india fare in periods of political decentralization: primary- rulers with decentralized rule since other regional kingdoms also there, empires- vedic, maurayan, gupta, political decentralization.
