Medival History

State of Malwa after delhi sultanate Malwa was annexed to the Delhi Sultanate by Ala-ud-din Khalji in 1305 and it continued to be under the authority of Delhi till 1398 when it became independent, like other provinces of the Sultanate, taking advantage of the disorder and confusion that had resulted from the invasion of Timur. … Read more States of Malwa,Bengal, Gujarat after delhi sultanate

Sharqis of Jaunpur The efforts of rulers of the Delhi Sultanate to assert their rule over the conquered territories became unsuccessful. As a result several provincial dynasties came into being and wielded substantial sovereign power and contributed to the growth of art , architecture and literature. One such dynasty was the Sharqi dynasty of Jaunpur, … Read more Sharqis of Jaunpur

Sangam Age The Megalithic cultures, dated between 1200BC-300BC, of early history of South India was followed by the Sangam Age. Megalithic people followed agro-pastoral activities for their livelihood. The Sangam Age points to that period in the early history of South India when large numbers of poems in Tamil were written by many authors. The … Read more Sangam Age

Post-Gupta Period Post-Gupta Period: Political, Social, Economic Religious and Cultural life Political life The decline of the Gupta dynasty a little after the fifth century A.D. triggered a process of political fragmentation in the whole subcontinent. Feudatories and subjugated powers declared their independence and made way for emergence of small kingdoms. It gave rise to … Read more Post-Gupta Period: Political,Economic Religious life

Hoysals of Dwarsamudra The Hoysalas ruled a large part of modern day Karnataka and parts of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu from the 10th to the 14th century. Historians consider them to have been natives of the Malnad region in Karnataka but inscriptions also point towards connections with the Yadavas from North India. The Hoysala … Read more Hoysals of Dwarsamudra

Balban: theory of Kingship and Judicial System Theory of kingship Balban was a despotic ruler and the reestablishment of the prestige of the crown was the immediate need before him. He streng­thened absolute monarchy by suppressing all opposition. He tried to create a halo of superiority around him and declared himself a descendant of Afrasiyab … Read more Balban: theory of Kingship and Judicial System.

Kakatiyas The 12th and the 13th centuries saw the emergence of the Kakatiya dynasty. They were at first the feudatories of the Western Chalukyas of Kalyani, ruling over a small territory near Warangal. A ruler of this dynasty, Prola II (1110–1158) extended his sway to the south and declared his independence. His successor Rudra (1158–1195) … Read more Kakatiyas of Warangal

The Bhakti movement in Indian history represents a movement that popularized devotional surrender to a personally conceived supreme God. Its origins are traced to the Brahamanical and Buddhist traditions of ancient India. It was in south India that it grew from a religious tradition into a popular movement based on religious equality and broad based … Read more Socio- religious movements : Sufism and Bhakti movements

The Delhi Sultanate basically refers to the Muslim rulers who ruled India through Delhi. This basically came into existence after Mohammed Ghori captured Delhi after defeating Prithviraj. After Prithviraj was captured, the Delhi Sultanate went into the hands of one of Ghori’s generals known as Qutub-ud-din Aibak. During the end of the 12th century, he … Read more Establishment of Delhi Sultanate :- Qutubuddin Aibak, Iltutmish,Razia: Nature of early Turkish rule;

The Arab Invasion of India The first incursion by the new Muslim successor states of the Persian Empire occurred around 664 CE during the Umayyad Caliphate, led by Mohalib towards Multan in Southern Punjab, in modern day Pakistan. Mohalib’s expeditions were not aimed at conquest, though they penetrated only as far as the capital of … Read more Advent of Islam in India, Arab invasion of Sindh,Turk invasion of India,