Day: January 10, 2020

Q. “Though script of Harappa has not been deciphered, nature and uses of writing gives us several insights into the Harappan culture.” Comment. ©️selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Among the biggest mysteries about the Harappan civilization are the language (or languages) the Harappans spoke and their writing system. A total of about 3,700 inscribed objects have been found […]

Q. On the basis of literary and inscriptional sources, give the description of types of land, land measures, and land tenure prevalent in ancient India. ©️selfstudyhistory.com Ans: Texts and inscriptions give details about types of land, land tenure, and land measures. Type of land The Amarakosha lists 12 types of land— urvara (fertile), ushara (barren), […]

Q. The emergence of Non-Harappan Chalcolithic cultures in Central India and the Deccan mark a change not only in the subsistence pattern of people but an overall transition from pre to proto historic period. Critically analyze. ©️selfstudyhistory.com Ans: By the second millennium B.C, several regional cultures sprang up in different parts of the Indian subcontinent. […]

British Expansion in India:  Bengal: The conflict between the English and the Nawabs of Bengal: Siraj and the English; The Battle of Plassey; Significance of Plassey. Mir Jafar and Mir Kasim; The Battle of Buxar; Mysore. The Marathas: The three Anglo-Maratha Wars. The Punjab. British Expansion in India: The Marathas Rise of the Marathas: As the Mughal Empire […]