🏺 1. Ancient History

• Indus Valley Civilization
  • Town planning, drainage system, seals, trade
• Vedic Period
  • Rigvedic & Later Vedic society
• Mahajanapadas
  • 16 kingdoms, rise of Magadha
• Religions
  • Buddhism (Gautama Buddha)
  • Jainism (Mahavira)
• Maurya Empire
  • Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka
• Gupta Empire
  • Golden Age, science, art, literature

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🏰 2. Medieval History

• Delhi Sultanate
  • Slave, Khilji, Tughlaq, Lodi dynasties
• Mughal Empire
  • Babur, Akbar, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb
• Bhakti & Sufi Movement
  • Kabir, Guru Nanak
• Vijayanagara Empire
• Maratha Empire
  • Shivaji Maharaj

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⚔️ 3. Modern History

• Arrival of Europeans
  • Portuguese, Dutch, British
• Battle of Plassey
  • Start of British rule
• Revolt of 1857
  • First major uprising
• Indian National Movement
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, Quit India Movement
• Important Leaders:
  • Subhas Chandra Bose
  • Bhagat Singh
  • Jawaharlal Nehru

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📜 4. Art & Culture

• Dance forms (Bharatanatyam, Kathak)
• Architecture (Temples, Mughal monuments)
• Literature (Vedas, Upanishads)