The document provides a brief history of India from the Indus Valley Civilization through British rule. It outlines the major periods and empires of ancient and medieval India, including the Harappan civilization, the Mauryan Empire under Ashoka, the Gupta Dynasty, and the Mughal Empire. It then discusses the expansion of British trade factories and territories in India starting in the early 17th century, leading to the establishment of the British Raj and the Presidencies of Bengal, Bombay, and Madras by the mid-19th century. The document concludes with details on the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny that marked the end of Mughal rule and made India an official British territory.

1. A Brief History of India Professor Akira Shimada New Paltz Department of History and Asian Studies Scholar Escort, Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad

3. Mohenjo-daro

4. Sarnath (first sermon and monastary)

6. Ashokan Pillar Capital Sarnath

7. The Kushana-Satavahanas (1st AD-3rd CE)

8. The Gupta Dynasty (310-550 CE)

9. Ajanta Caves 1 st century BCE and 5 th century CE

10. Ajanta Cave II (Queen’s Cave)

11. Ceiling Painting

12. Ellora 16 (Kailasanatha Temple) Rāshrakuta Period (8-9 th century)

13. Slave Dynasty (1206-1290)

14. Alai Darwaza and Qutb Minar Delhi, ca. 1200

16. Mughal Empire (1526-1857)

17. Taj Mahal, c. 1630