UPSC HISTORY NOTES CONTENT

1. Stone Age

2. Indus Valley Civilization

A. Geographical Settlements and Town Planning

B. Economic Life and Religion

3.  Vedic Civilization

A. Early Vedic Period

B. Later Vedic Period

C. Vedic Literature

4. Mahajan Padas

5. Jainism

6. Buddhism

7. Alexander

8. Mauryan Empire

A. Introduction Mauryan Empire

B. Mauryan Administration and Decline

9. Post Mauryan Era

10. Gupta Empire

A. Important Rulers

B. Administration, Literature and Religion

11. Post-Gupta Era

12. Arab Invasion

13. Tripartite Struggle for Kannauj

14. Ghazni and Gori

15. Mamluk Dynasty

16. Balban

17. Tughlaq Dynasty

18. Sayyid Dynasty

19. Lodi Dynasty

20. Babur

21. Humayun

22. Akbar

23. Jahangir

24. Shahjahan

25. Aurangzeb

26. Mughal Administration

27. Vijaynagar Empire

28. Bahmani Kingdom

29. Arrival of the Europeans

30. Modern History -Introduction

A. Sources

B. Overview of the Syllabus

31. Decline of Mughals

A. Structure of the Mughal Empire

B. Reasons for Decline

32. Bengal and Battle of Plassey and Buxar

A. Administrative Structure of Bengal

B. Battle of Buxar and Plassey

33. Hyderabad and Anglo- Carnatic Wars

A. Hyderabad

B. Anglo Carnatic Wars

C. Subsidiary Alliance, Reasons for French Failure

34. Mysore and Anglo-Mysore Wars

A. Characteristics of the State of Mysore

B. Anglo Mysore Wars

C. Summary of Anglo Carnatic and Anglo Mysore Wars

35. Marathas and Anglo- Maratha Wars

A. Structure of the Maratha State

36.  Tribal and Peasant Uprisings

B. The 3rd Battle of Panipat

A. Major Tribal Uprisings

37. Economic Impact of British Rule

A. Economic Impact Part-1

B. Economic Impact Part-2

C. Railways

D. Land Revenue Policies Part-2

E. Summary

38.  Administrative Policy of  British Rule

A. Civil Service, Police, Judicial Reforms

B. Education Policy

39. The War of 1857

A. Causes of the Revolt

B. Significance, Impact and Causes for Failure

C. Summary

40. Social Reforms of 19th Century

1. Reformist Movements Part-2

2. Revivalist Movements

41. Formation of the Congress (1885-1905)

A. Formation of the Congress

B. Councils Act of 1861 and 1892

42. Partition of Bengal  (1905-1911)

A. Partition of Bengal

B. Surat Split, Formation of Muslim League

43. 1911-1921

A. Timeline

B. Home Rule League, Lucknow Pact

C. Gandhi in Indian Political Scene

44. 1921-1931

1. Reasons for Calling off Non-Cooperation Movement

2. Timeline 1922-1931

3. Nehru Report

45. 1931-1937

1. Round Table Conferences

2. The Untouchability Debate

46. 1937-1947

A. Timeline

B. 1942-1946

47. Communalism and Partition

48. Enlightenment Thinkers

A. Introduction Enlightenment thinkers

B. Political Philosophers

49. American Revolution

A. Background

B. Causes

C. Course

D. Aftermath

50. Unification of Germany 2

A. Unification of Germany 2 Part-1

B. Unification of Germany 2 Part-2

51. World War I

1. Background

2. Causes

3. Course and Consequences

52. Russian Revolution

A. Russian Revolution

B. Lenin

C. Stalin

53. Paris Peace Conference

54. League of Nations

55. Years between the Two Wars

56. Nazism

57. Fascism

58. Spanish Civil War

59. World War II

60. Integration of Princely States

61. Reorganization of States

62. Nehru Initial Years

63. Tribal Policy

64. Dalai Lama

A. Dalai Lama (Part-1)

B. Dalai Lama (Part-2)

65. 1962 India China War

66. Shastri Years

67. Indira Gandhi Initial Years

68. Indira Gandhi 1969-1973

69. Emergency

70. Sri Lanka Accord

71. Political Parties of India

72. Art and Culture

1. Introduction-1

2. Introduction-2

3. Harappan Civilisation-1

4. Harappan Civilisation-2

5. Harappan Civilisation-3

6. Mauryan Period-1

7. Post Mauryan Period-1

8. Maratha, Hyderabad and Awadh Architecture

9. Mughal Architecture

10. Colonial Architecture-1

11. Colonial Architecture-2

12. Post Independence Architecture

13. Other Architecture

14. Paintings -1

15. Paintings-2

16. Paintings-3

17. Paintings-4

18. Paintings-5

19. Paintings-6

20. Paintings-7

21. Paintings-8

22. Paintings 10

23. Handicrafts-1

24. Handicrafts-2

25. Circus

26. Music-1

27. Music-2

28. Music-3

29. Puppetry

30. Martial Arts

31. Dance-1

32. Dance-2

33. Cultural Institutions

34. Coins -1

35. Coins-2

36. Fairs and Festivals

37. Literature – 2

38. Literature – 3

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