Topics in the History of South Asia

4 hours; 4 credits. This course covers important issues in South Asian history. Topics in South Asian History presents an examination of aspects of the social, political, and cultural history of India from the Mauryan to the Gupta periods, and Islamic rule from the Sultanate of Delhi to the Mughal period; Modern South Asia; a study of British imperial rule in South Asia and the development of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh since independence.

Fall, Spring

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