Syllabus

Course Code: HIS-E-3(ii)    Course Name: Colonial India – I (1757-1857)

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Sources and Historical Debates: Archival Records, Private Courses, News Courses, Periodicals and Oral Traditions; Debates on Pre-Colonial Order – Polity, Economy and Society
2 Colonial Expansion in India: British Mercantilism, English East India Company and India; Bengal, Mysore and the Marathas
3 Consolidation of the Colonial Power: Annexation of Awadh, Sindh and Punjab; Subsidiary Alliance System; Doctrine of Lapse
4 Evaluation of the British Paramountcy: The British Paramountcy – Motives and Phases; Changing Relations with the Princely States; Rise of the Colonial State and its Nature
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