Medieval History of India

 Medieval India is the phase of the Indian subcontinent between the ancient period and the modern period. This phase can be related to the time period between the 6th century and 16th century.

                The Medieval Indian History topics are closely related to Heritage and Culture. The following are the important topics to study from Medieval History of India:

1. North Indian Kingdoms

2. Kingdoms of the Deccan

3. Delhi Sultanate

4. Islamic Kingdoms in India

5. Vijayanagara Empire

6. Bhakti and Other Cultural & Religious Movements

7. Mughal and Sur rule and the Arrival of Europeans

Medieval History of India Notes

The North Indian Kingdoms – The Rajputs	The Bahmani Kingdom (1347-1 526 A.D.)
The Kingdoms of the Deccan	Bhakti Movement (c. 8th to 18th Century)
Rashtrakutas (755 – 975 AD)	Mughal Empire – Babur
Arab and Turkish Invasions	Humayun (1530-1556)
Sultanate of Delhi	Sur Dynasty or Sur Interregnum (1540-1555)
Mamluk Dynasty	Akbar (1556-1605)
Khilji Dynasty	Akbar Successors
Tughluq Dynasty	Sayyid and Lodi Dynasties
Administration under the Delhi Sultanate	India under the Mughals
The Vijayanagar Empire (1336-1 672 A.D.)

Studying Medieval Indian History requires a thorough understanding of the chronology of events. Based on this foundation, aspirants should build up knowledge on various aspects of history such as economic history, administrative history and cultural impact of historical events apart from political history. This becomes even more important while studying Medieval Indian History as events and economic systems from the medieval period still influence many cultural and economic patterns today and also build a base on which to study Modern Indian History.