History of Indian Civilization - Indian Civilization [Lec 18]

MHistory of Indian Civilization; UCLA, Lecture of 22 February 2012. Some concluding remarks on the Delhi Sultanate, especially Allauddin Khilji; reforms initiated by Khilji; imposition of the poll tax or jizyas; succession of the Lodis. In South India, the ascendancy of the Cholaspolitical empires in south India; Bahmani Sultanate in south India; Vijaynagar and the reign of Krishna Deva-Raya; the coming of the Portuguese, and the interpretations of K. M. Panikkar. We then consider the significance of the coming of the Europeans; Vasco da Gama and the interaction with the Zamorin; and the death of Krishna Devaraya in 1529. In the concluding portion of the lecture, I introduce the subject of the bhakti movement and the development of Indian languages. See the full playlist for “History of Indian Civilization”: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy3KRgc0HE8B4neta_B8LPM0G9UWy-Cqe Subscribe for more lectures on Indian Civilization, World History, Bollywood, Gandhi, and much else... Blog: https://vinaylal.wordpress.com/ MANAS (a pedagogical website on Indian history, culture, religions, politics, and so on): http://southasia.ucla.edu/ UCLA Faculty Page: https://history.ucla.edu/faculty/vinay-lal Books: https://vinaylal.wordpress.com/books-by-vinay-lal/