Mughal India
HIST 258
Fall 2008
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01
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| Certificates: International Relations |
| Course Cluster: Southern Asia Studies |
At the peak of their power, the Mughals ruled over a massive swath of southern Asian terrain: from Afghanistan in the northwest, Kashmir in the north, Bengal in the northeast, and deep into the Deccan south. Despite the fact that most of the inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent were Hindu, during the 16th and 17th centuries Mughal India became a major cultural, intellectual, and political center of the Islamic world, rivaled only by the Ottomans to the west. This course examines how this polity and its culture evolved during nearly three centuries of Mughal imperial rule in India (ca. 1500 - 1800), despite - or perhaps because of - the considerable religious differences between the ostensibly Muslim rulers and their putatively Hindu subjects. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HIST-MN)(HIST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Richards, THE MUGHAL EMPIRE
Talbot and Asher, INDIA BEFORE EUROPE
Dalrymple, CITY OF DJINNS
Mukhia, THE MUGHALS OF INDIA
Gommans, MUGHAL WARFARE
Selections of LOTS of primary sources, including travel accounts and memoir
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Examinations and Assignments:
Midterm and final examinations, papers |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Late work will be penalized at the rate of one full letter grade per day. Attendance and participation is mandatory. All scheduled readings must be completed in advance of class. |
| Instructor(s): Pinch,William R. Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: PAC001; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 70 | | SR major: 10 | JR major: 10 | | |
| Seats Available: 49 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 10 | JR non-major: 10 | SO: 15 | FR: 15 |
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