Synopsis The U.P. History Congress is making progress as an overall academic movement. on one hand it is growing in strength with addition of members each year, while on the other hand, the involvement of the prestigious academic institutions of the country as hosts of the different sessions is adding strength and esteem to the Congress. The fifteenth annual session, which was again a grand success. Was organized by the Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh on 2nd and 3rd October 2004. The session of the Congress was inaugurated by the eminent Professor Irfan Habib. Enthusiastic participants of the congress were fully inclined in the academic programme, which included the Presidential Address by Professor Om Prakash, former Head of the Department of Ancient History, culture and Archaeology, University of Allahabad and presently Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla. The prestigious Professor Radhey Shyam Memorial Lecture was delivered by Professor U.P. Arora, Head of the Department of Ancient History and Culture, MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly. Out of the number of papers presented in the different sections of the congress, all those papers which were recommended for publication by the Sectional Presidents have been included in the present volume. The regular publication of the proceedings of each section of the Congress over the last few years is another factor of strength to the Congress. We hope that the present publication will add more to it.