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In this course, we will look into the Mughal era Jahangir onwards till the end of the Medieval period.

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(Hindi) The Mughal Period - II

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This is an overview lesson of the course, Part-VII of the Medieval India, Mughal Period -II

This part contains the following lessons :
Lesson-1 Jahangir's reign - initial years
Lesson-2 Jahangir's reign - later part
Lesson-3 Shah Jahan's reign- former part
Lesson-4 Shah Jahan's reign - later part
Lesson-5 Aurangzeb's reign - former part
Lesson-6 Rebellions against the Mughal Empire
Lesson-7 Sikhs
Lesson-8 Deccan before the Deccan War
Lesson-9 Shivaji and the Marathas
Lesson-10 The Deccan War and Aurangzeb's death
Lesson-11 Mughal administration
Lesson-12 Mughal military system
Lesson-13 Mughal Art
Lesson-14 Mughal Architecture
Lesson-15 Mughal economy
Lesson-16 The European companies and their trade with India
Lesson-17 End of the Medieval Period

Overview Part VII - Temp (in Hindi)

Jahangir was undoubtedly one of the most controversial characters of the Indian history. His reign saw many dramatic events and memorable characters. So the same is divided into two parts for discussion. This first part contains the following : 

1.  Salim as a prince
2.  Salim's revolt
3. Salim's coronation as Jahangir
4. Early reign of Jahangir
5. Mehr-un-Nisa and her family
6. Nur Jahan
7. Mughals and the Portuguese
8. Arrival of Hawkins
9. Arrival of Thomas Roe
10. Opening of the English trade with India

Lesson -1 Jahangir - I (in Hindi)

Jahangir's later reign was characterized by two prominent figures and rivalry between them :  1.Nur Jahan      2. Prince Khurram

This lesson will cover the following :
1. Description of Jahangir's later reign
2. Khurram's campaigns
3. Nur Jahan's influence
4. Khurram's revolt and loss of Kandahar
5. Khurram's defeat and exile
6. Death of the princes
7. Death of Jahangir
8. Shah Jahan's coronation
9. Miscellaneous facts about Jahangir

Lesson - 2 Jahangir - II (in Hindi)

The later part of Shah Jahan's reign was characterised by his ambitious campaigns and the war of succession. He was dethroned and imprisoned by Aurangzeb, finally.

1. Amar Singh Rathore Incident
2. Balkh - Badakshan Campaign
3. Permanent loss of Kandahar
4. Victory in Deccan and rebellions
5. Shah Jahan's sons
6. The War of Succession
7. Deposition and imprisonment
8. Other points about Shah Jahan
9. Shah Jahan's death

Lesson - 4 Shah Jahan - II (in Hindi)

Shah Jahan's initial reign was characterized by the construction of Taj, campaigns in the Deccan and shifting the capital back to Delhi.

The lesson contains the following :
1. Prince Khurram
2. Shah Jahan's reign begins
3. Deccan Episode of 1630s
4. Death of Mumtaz and Taj
5. Shah Jahan's victory in Deccan
6. War against the Sikhs
7. Shifting the capital back to Delhi
8. The Peacock Throne

Lesson - 3 Shah Jahan - I (in Hindi)

Aurangzeb  was perhaps the most infamous of the Mughals, particularly due to his autocratic and intolerant attitude. Yet he has many achievements to his credit.

The lesson contains the following :
1. Aurangzeb's ascension to the throne
2. Extermination of the brothers
3. His religious policies
4. The Ladakh campaign
5. The Arakan campaign
6. The Assam campaign
7. The Deccan campaign
8. Other important points about Aurangzeb

Lesson - 5 Aurangzeb (in Hindi)

Mughal Period was never totally peaceful. There were rebellions across virtually the whole empire. 

The lesson contains the following :
1. Rebellions against Akbar
2. Rebellions against Jahangir
3. Rebellions against Shah Jahan
4. Rebellions against Aurangzeb
5. Pashtuns
6. Rajputana
7. Bundelkhand
8. Bengal
9. Deccan Sultanates and Shivaji
10. Jats and Satnamis
11. Sikhs

Lesson- 6 Rebellions Against the Mughals (in Hindi)

Sikhism sect had ten Gurus, out of whom, two are well known, Guru Nanak and Guru Govind Singh. The others are not known to general public. This lesson will throw light on contributions made by each of them individually.

The lesson contains the following :
1. Guru Angad
2. Guru Amar Das
3. Guru Ram Das
4. Guru Arjan
5. Guru Hargovind
6. Guru Har Rai and Har Krishan
7. Guru Govind Singh
8. Khalsa
9. Beginning of the Modern Period

Lesson - 7 The Sikhs (in Hindi)

Deccan War was a lengthy one fought for more than 25 years that ultimately led to the death of Aurangzeb, collapse of the Mughal Empire, rise of the Marathas and end of the Medieval Period. This epoch-making event is rarely discussed in scholarly and study circles.

This lesson explains the situation before the war that evolved over the period of more than a century after the Battle of Talikota (1565).

The lesson contains the following :
1. Effects of Talikota
2. End of the Vijayanagara
3. The Nayaks
4. Kingdom of Mysore
5. Golconda Sultans after Talikota
6. Ahmednagar Sultans after Talikota
7. Bijapur Sultans after Talikota
8. Shahaji Bhonsle

Lesson - 8 Deccan Before the War (in Hindi)

Shivaji was one of the greatest Mediieval rulers. He possessed many sterling qualities that kept Mughals at bay and haunted them throughout the rest of the Medieval Period as well as the 18th century.

The lesson contains the following :
1. The Marathas
2. Background of Shivaji
3. Early Career of Shivaji
4. War against Bijapur
5. War against the Mughals
6. Establishment of Maratha Empire
7. Maratha Administration
8. Later life of Shivaji

Lesson - 9 Shivaji and the Marathas (in Hindi)

Deccan War was a lengthy one fought for more than 25 years that ultimately led to the death of Aurangzeb, collapse of the Mughal Empire, rise of the Marathas and end of the Medieval Period. This epoch-making event is rarely discussed in scholarly and study circles.

The lesson contains the following :
1. Shivaji's Southern campaign
2. Maratha Military and Navy
3. Sambhaji and Prince Akbar's revolt
4. Aurangzeb comes to the Deccan
5. End of the Adilshahi of Bijapur
6. End of the Qutbshahi of Golconda
7. Execution of Sambhaji
8. Siege of Jinji
9. Rajaram reaches Maharashtra and his death
10. Tarabai's leadership
11. Aurangzeb's death and end of the war.

Lesson - 10 Deccan War (in Hindi)

The Mughal Architecture is perhaps the most valuable legacy of the empire. The lesson covers the contribution to the architecture by each Mughal emperor individually.

The lesson contains the following :
1. Humayun and Sher Shah Suri
2. Akbar's buildings
3. Architecture under Jahangir
4. Shah Jahan's buildings
5. Taj Mahal
6. Aurangzeb's buildings
7. Features of Mughal Architecture
8. Persian Gardens
9. Deccan Architecture

Lesson - 14 Mughal Architecture (in Hindi)

Mughal army was one of the strongest of its time. The vastness, strength and efficiency of the Mughals helped them to dominate the sub-continent for nearly two centuries. The moment they lost efficiency, the empire started witnessing a pitiable decline.


The lesson contains the following :
1. Mughal tactics
2. Mughal weaponry
3. Mughal armed forces - overview
4. Mughal infantry
5. Mughal artillery
6. Mughal cavalry
7. Mughal elephantry
8. Mughal navy
9. Miscellaneous points about Mughal army

Lesson - 12 Mughal Military (in Hindi)

One of the greatest and most enduring achievements of the Mughals was in the area of art and culture. The same is discussed in the lesson.


The lesson contains the following :
1.State of culture and art before Akbar
2. Cultural revolution Akbar
3. Development of arts after Akbar
4. Sculpture
5. Music
6. Painting
7. Carpet and weaving
8. Literature
9. Miscellaneous aspects of Mughal Art

Lesson-13 Mughal Art (in Hindi)

India was known for her wealth throughout the Ancient and Medieval periods. During Mughal Period, the economy saw unprecedented prosperity.

The lesson covers the following :
1. Economy before Akbar
2. Economy during Akbar's reign
3. Economy after Akbar's reign
4. Taxation and state treasury
5. Impact of economic prosperity on the society
6. Foreign trade of India
7. Mughal coinage
8. Introduction of American crops
9. Cottage industry and GIs

Lesson-15 Mughal Economy (in Hindi)

Wealth of the Orient compelled the Europeans to break off or bye-pass the Medieval Muslim blockade to reach the Indies. Thus Vaso da Gama reached India and Portugal dominated the eastern seas for a century until being challenged by other European oceanic powers - Dutch, England, France, Denmark - Norway, etc.

The lesson contains the following :
1. Portuguese reach the east
2. Dutch EIC
3. English EIC
4. Danish EIC
5. Spain in the east
6. Colonial tussles
7. Colonies in war against Indian powers
8. Swedish Arctic Ocean route to India
9.  Miscellaneous points

Lesson - 16 The Companies (in Hindi)

This lesson covers a brief description of important events of Medieval Period.


Due to the time limit of 15 minutes, the last two slides could not be covered properly. So the students are advised to pause the last two slides for few minutes and read and watch them carefully.

The second-last slide is a map retrieved from Wikipedia that shows the various European settlements in India along with the year of establishment. This map is quite a unique one and extremely helpful to develop an insight.

The last slide is about the transitional events that existed between Medieval and Modern Periods, the most important of which are collapse of the Mughal Empire and rise of colonialism and colonial powers. How these colonial powers created empire in India is a matter to be discussed in the next course - Modern India.

With this we end with the Medieval Period.

Lesson - 17 End of the Medieval Period (in Hindi)

Mughal administration was robust and efficient enough to enable them keep their empire intact and fairly stable for more than 150 years. Apparently Akbar's administration was loosely based on Sher Shah's system but in reality, it had evolved over a period of time since the Ancient era through the Medieval period to attain maturity during the Mughal Period. So it was designed to suit the conditions of the country.

The lesson contains the following :
1. Akbar's administration
2. Land Revenue Systems
3. Central administration
4. Provincial administration
5. Sarkar, Pargana and village administration
6. Mughal judiciary
7. Mansabdari System
8. The factors that helped Mughals to keep their empire stable for 150 years

Lesson - 11 Mughal Administration (Hindi)

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Overview Part VII - Temp (in Hindi)

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Lesson -1 Jahangir - I (in Hindi)

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Lesson - 2 Jahangir - II (in Hindi)

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Lesson - 9 Shivaji and the Marathas (in Hindi)

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