Middle Ages in India and Central Asia
Course code
HIL6134.HT
old course code
HIL6134
Course title in Estonian
Keskaeg Indias
Course title in English
Middle Ages in India and Central Asia
ECTS credits
3.0
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Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
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lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
The course aims to provide an overview of the history of India 4th-14th century.
Brief description of the course
Lectures deal with Central Asian and Indian history, culture, and political relations from the turn of the Common Era until 14th/16th century:
Sassanid dynasty (3rd-7th century AD)
Gupta empire (4th-6th century AD)
Hun migrations (3rd-6th century)
Kidarites (4th-6th century AD)
Turk Empire (6th-8th century)
Maitrika and Maukhari dynasty (6th to 8th centuries)
Harsavardhana (606-647)
Medieval North India (8th-13th century)
The Middle Ages in Central and South India (4th-14th century)
Umayads and Abbassids in Central Asia (7th-10th century)
Samanid dynasty (9th-11th century)
Arab invasion to India (7th-12th century)
Ghaznavid and Ghurid empires (10th-13th century)
Delhi Sultanate (13-16. Century)
Mongols in Central Asia (13th-15th century)
Tamerlan and Timurids (14th-16th century)
Bāhmanid State (14th-16th century)
Vijayanagara empire (14th-17th century)
Sassanid dynasty (3rd-7th century AD)
Gupta empire (4th-6th century AD)
Hun migrations (3rd-6th century)
Kidarites (4th-6th century AD)
Turk Empire (6th-8th century)
Maitrika and Maukhari dynasty (6th to 8th centuries)
Harsavardhana (606-647)
Medieval North India (8th-13th century)
The Middle Ages in Central and South India (4th-14th century)
Umayads and Abbassids in Central Asia (7th-10th century)
Samanid dynasty (9th-11th century)
Arab invasion to India (7th-12th century)
Ghaznavid and Ghurid empires (10th-13th century)
Delhi Sultanate (13-16. Century)
Mongols in Central Asia (13th-15th century)
Tamerlan and Timurids (14th-16th century)
Bāhmanid State (14th-16th century)
Vijayanagara empire (14th-17th century)
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- has knowledge of the history of India 4th -14. Centuries;
- has ability to analyze historical processes of medieval India;
- has the ability to compare medieval history of India with medieval history of other Asian regions.
- has knowledge of the history of India 4th -14. Centuries;
- has ability to analyze historical processes of medieval India;
- has the ability to compare medieval history of India with medieval history of other Asian regions.
Teacher
Martti Kalda
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