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Ancient and Medieval History, Art and Culture

Prehistory and the Indus civilisation
Vedic age
Mahajanapadas, Magadha and the Mauryas
Post-Mauryan India and the Sangam age
Guptas, Vakatakas and post-Gupta north India
Early medieval north India (750 to 1200)
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Delhi Sultanate (1206 to 1526)
Vijayanagara, Bahmani and the Deccan sultanates
The Mughal empire
Maratha state formation and early European trade
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Buddhist and Jain iconography

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Mudras
Bodhisattva images
Eight great events in sculpture: birth, enlightenment, first sermon, mahaparinirvana (Ajanta cave 26), Sravasti miracle
Tirthankara images: Rishabha's hair, Parshvanatha's serpent hood, Mahavira's lion; Bahubali at Shravanabelagola; Jina in kayotsarga and padmasana

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