JKBOSE Class 12th History Syllabus 2023 | Download PDF

The Syllabus for Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education(JKBOSE) History Subject is uploaded below here in full details, it is divided in 4 major parts which includes Map Work and Project Work too.

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Themes In Indian History (Part – I )

• The Story of the First Cities: Harappan Archaeology
• Broad overview: Early urban centers
• Story of discovery: Harappan Civilization Excerpt: Archaeological report on a major site
• Discussion: How it has been utilized by Archaeologist / Historians.

• Political and Economic History: How inscriptions tell a story
• Broad overview: Political and economic history from the Mauryan to the Gupta period. Story of discovery: Inscriptions and the decipherment of the script. Shifts in the understanding of political and economic history.
• Excerpt: Asokan inscription and Gupta period land grant
• Discussion: Interpretation of inscription by Historians.

• Social Histories: Using the Mahabharata
• Broad overview: Issues in social history, including caste, class, kinship and gender. Story of discovery: Transmission and publications of the Mahabharata.
• Excerpt: From the Mahabharata, illustrating how it has been used by historians. Discussion: Other sources for reconstructing social history.

• A History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa Broad overview:
  • A brief review of religious histories of Vedic religion, Jainism, Vaisnavism, Saivism.
  • Focus on Buddhism
• Story of discovery: Sanchi Stupa
• Excerpt: Reproduction of sculptures from Sanchi
• Discussion: Ways in which sculpture has been interpreted by historians, other sources for reconstructing the history of Buddhism.

Themes In Indian History (Part II )

• Agrarian Relations: The Ain – I – Akbari Broad overview:
• Structure of agrarian in the 16th and 17th centuries
• Patterns of change over the period.
• Story of Discovery: Account of the compilation and translation of Ain–i–Akbari Excerpt: From the Ain–i–Akbari
• Discussion: Ways in which historians have used the text to reconstruct history.

• The Mughal Court: Reconstructing Histories through Chronicles. Broad overview:
  • Outline of political history i. e. 15th – 17th centuries.
  • Discussion of the Mughal Court and politics.
• Story of Discovery: Account of the production of court chronicles, and their subsequent translation and transmission.
• Excerpts: From the Akbarnama and Padshahnama.
• Discussion: Ways in which historians have used the texts to reconstruct political histories.

• New Architecture: Hampi Broad overview:
  • Outline of new buildings during Vijaynagar period – temples, forts, irrigation facilities. ( b) Relationship between architecture and the political system.
• Story of Discovery: Account of how Hampi was found.
• Excerpts: Visuals of buildings at Hampi.
• Discussion: Ways in which historians have analyzed and interpreted these structures.

• Religious Histories: The Bhakti – Sufi Tradition. Broad overview:
  • Outline of religious developments during this period.
  • Ideas and practices of the Bhakti – Sufi saints.
• Story of Transmission: How Bhakti – Sufi compositions have been preserved.
• Excerpts: Extracts from selected Bhakti – Sufi works.
• Discussion: Ways in which these have been interpreted by historians

• Medieval Society through Travellers Account.
• Broad overview: Outline of social and cultural life as they appear in travelers accounts. Story of their writings: A discussion of where they travelled, why they travelled, what they wrote, and for whom they wrote.
• Excerpts: From Alberuni, Ibn Batuta, Bernie.
• Discussion: What these travel accounts can tell us and how they have been interpreted by historians

Themes in Indian History ( Part – III)

• Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports. Broad overview:
  • Life of zamindars, peasants and artisans in the late 18th century.
  • East India Company, revenue settlements and surveys.
  • Change over the nineteenth century.
• Story of official records: An account of why official investigations into rural societies were undertaken and the types of records and reports produced.
• Excerpts: From Firminger’s Fifth Report. Accounts of Francis Buchanan-Hamilton and Deccan Riots Report.
• Discussion: What the official records tell and do not tell, and how they have been used by historians.

• Representations of 1857. Broad overview:
  • The events of 1857– 58
  • How these events were recorded and narrated. Focus: Lucknow
• Excerpts: Pictures of 1857. Extracts from contemporary accounts.
• Discussion: How the pictures of 1857 shaped British opinion of what had happened.

• Colonialism and Indian Towns: Towns plans and Municipal Reports.
• Broad overview: The growth of Mumbai, Chennai, hill stations and cantonments in the 18th and 19th century.
• Excerpts: Photographs and paintings. Plans of cities.
• Extract form town plan reports. Focus on Kolkata town planning.
• Discussion: How the above sources can be used to reconstruct the history of towns. What these sources do not reveal.

• Mahatma Gandhi through Contemporary Eyes. Broad overview.
  • The Nationalist Movement 1918 – 48
  • The nature of Gandhian politics and leadership. Focus: Mahatma Gandhi in 1931
• Excerpts: Report from English and Indian language newspapers and other contemporary writings.
• Discussion: How newspapers can be source of history.

• Understanding the Partition.
  • Resolution of Pakistan
  • Cabinet Mission Plan
  • Mountbatten Plan
  • Act of Indian Independence 1947

• The Making of the Constitution. Broad overview:
  • Independence and the new nation state.
  • The making of the Constitution.

Focus: The Constitutional Assembly Debates Excerpts: From the debates Discussion: What such debates reveal and how they can be analyzed.