History, Timur and Babar, Humayun and Sher Khan, Rise and fall of the second Afghan empire, Akbar under Tutelage - the regency of Bairam Khan, Mughal imperialism, Rajput policy of the mughals, Extermination of Afghan power, Conquest of Gujerat, Consolidation of the North-western frontier, conquest of the deccan, conquest of the deccan - war against the marathas, North-western Frontier policy- the conquest of Assam, the forces of disintergration - their nature and influence, Rebellion of jats and Rajputs, rise of the sikhs, wars of sucession and the puppet emporers, maratha expansion under the Peshwas, Rebellions in provinces, foreign invasion, central government, provincial and local administration, military organisation, finance and revenue, administration of justice, religious policy, society and religion, economic life, art and literature (Topical Term)