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Optional · History (Paper I)

24 topics · 2 sections — from the official UPSC syllabus. Study material lands topic by topic.

Paper I · Ancient India through Early Medieval (up to 1200 CE)

  1. 1
    Sources
    1. 1.History Optional Paper I — Item 1: Sources22 min
  2. 2
    Pre-history and Proto-history
    1. 1.Pre-history and Proto-history15 min
  3. 3
    Indus Valley Civilization
    1. 1.History Optional Paper I — Item 3: Indus Valley Civilization13 min
  4. 4
    Megalithic Cultures
    1. 1.Megalithic Cultures20 min
  5. 5
    Aryans and Vedic Period
    1. 1.Aryans and Vedic Period18 min
  6. 6
    Period of Mahajanapadas
    1. 1.Period of the Mahajanapadas17 min
  7. 7
    Mauryan Empire
    1. 1.Mauryan Empire23 min
  8. 8
    Post-Mauryan Period (Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas, Western Kshatrapas)
    1. 1.Post-Mauryan Period (Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas, Western Kshatrapas)22 min
  9. 9
    Early State and Society in Eastern India, Deccan and South India
    1. 1.Early State and Society in Eastern India, Deccan and South India22 min
  10. 10
    Guptas, Vakatakas and Vardhanas
    1. 1.Guptas, Vakatakas and Vardhanas35 min
  11. 11
    Regional States during Gupta Era
    1. 1.Regional States during Gupta Era25 min
  12. 12
    Themes in Early Indian Cultural History
    1. 1.Themes in Early Indian Cultural History30 min
  13. 13
    Early Medieval India, 750–1200
    1. 1.Early Medieval India, 750–120031 min
  14. 14
    Cultural Traditions in India, 750–1200
    1. 1.Cultural Traditions in India, 750-120031 min

Paper I · Medieval India (13th–18th Century)

  1. 1
    The Thirteenth Century
    1. 1.History Optional Paper I — Item 15: The Thirteenth Century31 min
  2. 2
    The Fourteenth Century
    1. 1.History Optional Paper I — Item 16: The Fourteenth Century43 min
  3. 3
    Society, Culture and Economy in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries
    1. 1.History Optional Paper I — Item 17: Society, Culture and Economy in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries48 min
  4. 4
    The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century — Political Developments and Economy
    1. 1.History Optional Paper I — Item 18: The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century - Political Developments and Economy50 min
  5. 5
    The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century — Society and Culture
    1. 1.History Optional Paper I — Item 19: The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century - Society and Culture34 min
  6. 6
    Akbar
    1. 1.History Optional Paper I — Item 20: Akbar23 min
  7. 7
    Mughal Empire in the Seventeenth Century
    1. 1.History Optional Paper I — Item 21: Mughal Empire in the Seventeenth Century43 min
  8. 8
    Economy and Society, in the 16th and 17th Centuries
    1. 1.History Optional Paper I — Item 22: Economy and Society, in the 16th and 17th Centuries41 min
  9. 9
    Culture during Mughal Empire
    1. 1.History Optional Paper I — Item 23: Culture during Mughal Empire35 min
  10. 10
    The Eighteenth Century
    1. 1.History Optional Paper I — Item 24: The Eighteenth Century43 min

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