PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I: HISTORY AND ITS TERRITORY
1. The Subject-matter of History
2. The Knowability of the Past
3. History and Antiquarianism
4. History as a Living Subject
5. Purpose of History
6. History and its Neighbours
7. History and Geography
8. History and Politics
9. History and Economics
10. History and Sociology
11. Other Disciplines
12. History and Law
13. Survey of Indian Historiography
Ancient Period
Forms of Historical Tradition
Medieval Period
Modern Period
Recent Trends
CHAPTER II: POLITY IN ANCIENT INDIA
1. State Formation in Ancient India
Early Experiments
2. The Tribal Polity in the Rig Veda
3. Tribal Assemblies
Vidatha
Sabha
Samiti
4. Later Vedic Development
5.Kingship
6. The Royal Function
7. Councillors and Officials
8. Oligarchies and Republics
CHAPTER III: STATE AND GOVERNMENT IN ANCIENT INDIA-A SURVEY
1. The Mauryan Polity
2. Polity in the post-Maurya period
The Satavahana Polity
The Kushana Polity
The Gupta Polity
3. Structure of Polity between 700-1200 A.D.
4. Quasi-Feudalism and Feudalism
Feudalism
5. Local Administration
Working of the Mahasabha
CHAPTER IV: SOCIAL ORGANISATION IN ANCIENT INDIA
1. The Varna System
2. Gotra and Pravara
3. Varna and Jati
4. The Untouchables (Panchamas)
5. The Family
6. The Asramas (the four stages of Life)
7. Slavery
CHAPTER V: STATUS AND POSITION OF WOMEN IN ANCIENT INDIA
1. The Status of Women
2. Education
3. Marriage
Forms of marriage
Age of Marriage
4. Right of Property
5. Divorce
6. Prostitution
7. Widows
CHAPTER VI: ECONOMIC STRUCTURE IN ANCIENT INDIA
1. Pastoralism
2. Peasant Phase
3. The Village
4. Agriculture and Stockbreeding
5. Origin and Types of Property
6. Urban Centres
7. Guilds
8. Trade and Finance
9. Maritime Trade
CHAPTER VII: LEGAL SYSTEM IN ANCIENT INDIA
1. Legal Literature
2. Role of the Smritikaras
Manu
Brihaspati
Yajnavalkya
Narada
Katyayana
3. The Sources of Law
4. The Concept of Dharma
5. Law-making and Law-interpreting Process
6. Law and Custom
7. Human Law and Divine Law
CHAPTER VIII: ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN ANCIENT INDIA
1. Judicial Institutions
2. Types of Courts
3. Courts of the Guilds
4. Role of the Village Panchayats
5. Initiation of the Procedures
6. The Trial
7. Witnesses
8. Pleaders
9. Secret Agents
10. Concluding stage of the Judicial Procedure
11. Punishments
12. The Role of the Judges
CHAPTER IX: MEDIEVAL INDIA
1. The Rule of the Turko-Afghans and Mughals
2. The Government Set-up
3. Muslim Political Ideas
4. Administrative Apparatus
Law of Succession
Administrative Officers
Administrative Divisions
5. Reforms of Ala-ud-din Khilji
Market Regulations
6. Reforms of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
7. Departmental Administration under the Mughals
Administrative Divisions
8. The Mansabdari System
9. Akbar's Revenue Reforms
CHAPTER X: MEDIEVAL INDIAN SOCIETY
1. Social Transformation
2. The Bhakti Movement
3. Social Reforms of Akbar
4. Status and Position of Women
Hindu
Muslim
CHAPTER XI: LAW AND LEGAL INSTITUTIONS AND JUDICIAL ORGANISATIONS
1. Sources and Character of Muslim Law
2. Muslim Law and Non-Muslims
Changes under Akbar
3. Criminal Law and Punishment
Salient Features of Islamic Criminal Law
Judicial Organisation
4. The Royal Court
5. The Chief Quazi
6. Secular Courts
7. Panchayats
Defects in the Judicial Administration
8. Punishments
9. Investigation Process
APPENDIX
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
SUBJECT INDEX