CONTENTS
Unit: I 9
[a] Political condition in post-Mughal period and rise of regional powers. 9
[b] European trading companies in India: Portuguese, Dutch, English and French 16
[c] The Battle of Plassey and the Battle of Buxar - the establishment of the British rule in India. 30
[d] Robert Clive and Dual Administration in Bengal. 36
Unit: II 47
[a] Expansion and Consolidation of the British rule under Warren Hastings and Lord Cornwallis. 47
[b] British relations with the Marathas and Mysore. 64
[c] Lord Wellesley and the Policy of Subsidiary Alliance 73
[d] Lord Hastings and the relations with the Indian States. 80
Unit: III 91
[a] The Growth and expansion of Sikh power under Ranjit Singh; British occupation of Punjab 91
[b] Lord Dalhousie and his policy of expansion- the Doctrine of Lapse7. 103
[c] Wars against Afghanistan and Burma (British Frontier Policy) 106
[d] Colonial State and policies of governance: army, police, law. 120
Unit: IV 135
[a] The Revolt of 1857- its causes and consequences, the Government of India Act of 1858. 135
[b] The growth of national awakening in India and the establishment of the Indian National Congress. 148
[c] Lord Curzon and the Partition of Bengal; the Swadeshi Movement in India Muslim League; growth of Revolutionary Terrorism. 162
Unit: V 171
[a] Gandhi in Indian politics - the Khilafat and the Non-Cooperation Movement, the Civil Disobedience Movement. 171
[b] The growth of the Left, Muslim League and Communal politics in India. 186
[c] The Quit India Movement - The INA and Partition of India. 198
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