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ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL INDIA For UPSC and State Civil Services Examinations ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL INDIA For UPSC and State Civil Services Examinations Poonam Dalal Dahiya McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited CHENNAI McGraw Hill Education Offices Chennai New York St Louis San Francisco Auckland Bogotá Caracas Kuala Lumpur Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan Montreal San Juan Santiago Singapore Sydney Tokyo Toronto McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited Published by McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited, 444/1, Sri Ekambara Naicker Industrial Estate, Alapakkam, Porur, Chennai-600116. Ancient and Medieval India Copyright © 2017, McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise or stored in a database or retrieval system without the prior written permission of the publishers. The program listings (if any) may be entered, stored and executed in a computer system, but they may not be reproduced for publication. This edition can be exported from India only by the publishers, McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited. ISBN (13): 978-93-5260-673-3 ISBN (10): 93-5260-673-6 Information contained in this work has been obtained by McGraw Hill Education (India), from sources believed to be reliable. However, neither McGraw Hill Education (India) nor its authors guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information published herein, and neither McGraw Hill Education (India) nor its authors shall be responsible for any errors, omissions, or damages arising out of use of this information. This work is published with the understanding that McGraw Hill Education (India) and its authors are supplying information but are not attempting to render engineering or other professional services. If such services are required, the assistance of an appropriate professional should be sought. ebook Creation: Versatile PreMedia Services (P) Ltd. Cover Designer: Rajesh Pandey visit us at: www.mheducation.co.in Dedicated to my late father Sh. Randhawa Singh Dalal who taught me to dream big. PREFACE The syllabus of the General Studies for the UPSC and State Service examinations is pretty exhaustive in nature and Ancient and Medieval History has emerged as one of the important component of this syllabus. Many aspirants find history a boring factual subject that has to be crammed and is not a fun to learn. It is indeed difficult for any new aspirant to cover it comprehensively in a short span of time. The very purpose of writing this book is to break this myth and to make learning of history a joyful process. This book has a completely new approach towards study of Ancient and Medieval History. It attempts to make the learning of history simple and interesting and provides a one-stop solution to all your history needs. The book is structured in a way that it is in sync with each and every topic in the syllabus. The information is given in an interesting format to make one comfortable with history. Special Features of this Book 1. Comprehensive coverage of entire syllabus pertaining to Ancient and Medieval History demanded for UPSC, State Services and other competitive exams. 2. Inclusion of two comprehensive detachable quick revision charts each pertaining to Ancient and Medieval history to simplify the learning process. 3. In every chapter, the keywords have been highlighted so that it becomes easy for the reader to make a quick reference to important points. 4. Ample diagrams are included in the chapters to provide conceptual clarity about historic events. 5. Along with the repository of last year’s questions (both Prelims and Mains), practice questions are provided for each chapter to make students practice, assess and master the particular topic. 6. Use of simple and lucid language to cater to the needs of students of different backgrounds. The last chapter is more of an epilogue and is provided in the form of notes since it caters to certain crucial early modern India topics which are generally asked in examination. I sincerely hope that all the readers of the book will appreciate and benefit from its contents and find it useful for their preparation. Any remarks/recommendations towards improving the content and its richness will be most welcome and eagerly awaited. Your valuable suggestions will go far in enhancing this book in the future. You may reach the author at [email protected] All the very Best! Poonam Dalal Dahiya ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to thank a multitude of people whose lives have intersected with mine in one way or the other and inspired me to write this book. To begin with, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for my dear husband Mr. Aseem Dahiya, who has been a source of constant inspiration and encouragement ever since I have known him and who has seen from close quarters the crests and troughs of my struggle, all the while prodding me to never give up. Without his unflinching support, I would not have been able to complete this challenging task or anything else in life. He, along with my son Vikramaditya, has given a new meaning and purpose to my life, wherein I find myself obligated to return to the society in no small measure, what I have gained from it. My gratitude is also due to my brothers Amit and Ajay who have always believed in me and motivated me to develop my notes written over the years during preparation of various exams into this work. I would also like to thank my whole family especially my in-laws, my mother, teachers, colleagues and friends who in their own unique ways have helped me to form my views on various issues as delineated in this book and without their support it would not have been possible for me to research and write this book. I am also indebted to every teacher of mine who have not only relentlessly mentored me in this endeavour but also helped me during the course of my own UPSC preparation specially Pavan Sir (of Pavan Kumar IAS Academy), Ravindran Sir (of Vajiram and Ravi), Praveen Bansal Sir (of Abhimanu IAS Study Group), Anil Narula Sir (of Anil Narula’s IAS Study Center). I am also sincerely thankful to Shri D.S. Mishra, IAS, Dr. Dinesh Arora, IAS, Shri Maheswar Dayal, IPS, Dr. Ajay Chikkara, IRS who have always supported me through this journey of mine, and have encouraged and helped me in their own ways in completing this work in time. I would also like to express my true appreciation to McGraw Hill Education, India and their entire team who gave consistent support and helped me in the creation and edition of the book. My special thanks to Mr. Tanmoy Roy Chowdhury, Ms. Shukti Mukherjee, Ms. Gargi Bhattacharya and Mr. Ankur Shankrit for their continued support all through the venture. I finally hope that this book will help the readers in a better conceptual understanding of the Ancient and Medieval History of India and help all those civil service aspirants who have fire in their eyes and who dare to dream. Poonam Dalal Dahiya CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgements 1. Ancient India Pre-history phase Palaeolithic Age(Hunters and Food Gatherers) Mesolithic Age (Hunters and Herders) Neolithic Age (Food-Producing Stage) Chalcolithic Age / Copper-Stone Age(c. 3000−500 BCE)
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