HIST 373 History of India Before 1500

An exploration of Indus Valley cultures, the Vedic age, Hindu, Buddhistic, and Jaina world views, early kingdoms and empires, medieval state formations, Islamicate culture and Sultanic regimes. Major themes include questions of culture, exchange, state making, governance, and world views, which reveal the multilayered and complex character of the subcontinent's history-one that goes beyond simple labels of 'Hindu' and 'Muslim.'