History of Bengal upto 1757 (Selected Topics)

Course Outline
1. Sources of history of ancient Bengal.
2. Geographical features of ancient Bengal
3. Janapadas
4. Major Ruler in ancient Bengal (Sasanka, Gopal, Dharma Pall, Sree chandra, Bijoy San, Ballal San,
Laksmana San
5. Art and architecture of ancient Bengal.
6. Urbanization in Ancient Bengal : Pundranagara (Mahasthan), Paharpur, Mainamati/Devaparvata,
Kotivarsha/Bangarh, Karnasuvarna/ Rajbaridanga, Tamralipti, Chandraketugarh
7. Bakhtiyar Khalji
8. Ilias Shahi rule:
a. Shamsuddin Ilias Sha
9. Raja Ganash
10. Hussain Shahi era
11. Establishment of Mughal Rule
a. Conquest of Bengal by Akbar
b. Bara Bhuiyans
c. Subadar Islam Khan
d. Subadar Mir Jumla
e. Subadar Shaesta Khan,
12. Art and architecture of mediaeval Bengal
13. Urbanization in mediaeval Bengal
14. Advent of the Europeans.
15. Bengal under the Nawabs :
a. Murshid Kuli Khan
b. Alivardi Khan
c. Sirajuddoula
Suggested Readings:
R. C. Majumdar, History of Bengal, Vol. 1
R. C. Majumdar, History of Ancient Bengal,
A. M. Chowdhury, Dynastic History of Bengal.
Shahanara Husain, Everyday Life in the Pala Empire
 , History of Ancint Bengal: Selected Essays on State, Society and Culture.
Sir Jadunath Sarkar (ed.), The History of Bengal, Vol. II
A. Karim, Murshid Quli Khan and His Times.
M. R. Tarafdar, Husain Shahi Bengal (1494-1538 A.D.)
K. K. Datta, Alivardi Khan and His Times.
J. N. Sarkar, Mir Jumla.
Sirjal Islam (ed.), History of Bangladesh (in 3 vols.)
N. K. Sinha (ed.), History of Bengal (1757-1905).
A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed, Social Ideas and Social Changes in Bengal, 1818-1835.
Nemai Sadhan Bose, Indian Awakening and Bengal.
M. Abdur Rahim, Muslim Society and Politics in Bengal : 1757-1947.
A R. Mallick, British Policy and the Muslims in Bengal, 1757-1856.
Gautam Chattopadhyay, Bengal: Early Nineteenth Century.
Amalendu De, Roots of Separatism in Nineteenth Century Bengal.