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HIST 162 - Premodern India

FC SSCI CD
4 credits
This course surveys South Asian history from the earliest times to the eve of European conquest (c. 2500 BCE to 1750 CE). It explores the foundations of classical Hindu culture, the expansion of Muslim empires, and the evolution of Indian political traditions. Special attention is paid to the making of religious, ethnic, and linguistic identities; the growth of agrarian and urban societies; environmental and economic transformations; and regional exchanges with the wider world.



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