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I could probably have summarised Sharma's thesis in under ten minutes but its important to discuss copper plate charters, which are a central part of the work. Here I recommend the first article on the subject which summarises the social change Sharma perceives to have happened.

The following publications were mentioned in the episode:

Bhandarkar, D.R (1981) Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum: Vol.3: Inscriptions of the early Gupta kings. [I actually cite this incorrectly in the episode]
Mukhia, H. (1979) ‘Was there Feudalism in Indian History?’ Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, vol. 40. 229-280
Sharma, R.S. (1958) ‘The Origins of Feudalism in India’ Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, vol.1, no.1, 297-328.
Sharma, R.S. (1965) Indian feudalism: c. 300-1200
Sharma, R.S. (1984) ‘How Feudal was Indian Feudalism?’ Social Scientist, vol.12, no.2, 16-41
Sharma, R.S. (1985) ‘How feudal was Indian feudalism?’ The Journal of Peasant Studies, vol.12, no.2-3, 19-43 [repub. 1984]
Sharma, R.S. (1987) Urban decay in India (c.300 – c.1000)
Sharma, R.S. (2001) Early Medieval Indian Society: A Study in Feudalisation
Shaw, J. (2007) Buddhist Landscapes in Central India: Sanchi Hill and Archaeologies of Religious and Social Change, c. Third Century BC to Fifth Century AD, Routledge

00:00 Introduction
00:24 Copper Plate Charters
02:29 Part 1
03:20 Part 2
04:50 Part 3
07:12 What is feudalism?
09:44 Historical issues