Introduction to Medieval History
                     Medieva
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Introduction
Medieval India refers to a long period of the 
history of the Indian subcontinent between 
the "ancient period" and "modern period". 
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Time Period
It is usually regarded as running between the 
breakup of the Gupta Empire in the 6th 
century AD and the start of the Mughal Empire 
in 1526, although some historians regard it as 
both starting and finishing later than these 
points.
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Early medieval 
period
The start of the period is typically taken to be 
the slow collapse of the Gupta Empire from 
about 480 to 550, ending the "classical" 
period, as well as "ancient India", although 
both these terms may be used for periods 
with widely different dates, especially in 
specialized fields such as the history of art or 
religion.
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Early medieval 
period cont.
At least in northern India, there was no larger 
state until the Delhi Sultanate, or certainly the 
Mughal Empire, but there were several 
different dynasties ruling large areas for long 
periods, as well as many other dynasties 
ruling smaller areas, often paying some form 
of tribute to larger states. 
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Highlights of Early 
Medieval Period
 Pratihara dynasty, was the last largest 
dynasty of northern India which rivaled the 
Gupta empire in extent and ruled most 
part of India from 6th century up-to 11th 
century. They can be differentiated from 
other kingdoms as they were called 
Imperial Pratiharas.
 Chalukya dynasty ruled most of the 
western Deccan and some of South India, 
between the 6th to 12th centuries. 
Kannada-speaking, with capital at Badami.
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Highlights of Early 
Medieval Period Cont.
 Rashtrakuta dynasty, was a Kannada 
Dynasty ruling large parts of the Indian 
subcontinent between the 6th and the 
10th centuries and one who built World 
Heritage center Ellora, Maharashtra.
 Eastern Chalukyas, 7th and 12th centuries, 
a South Indian Kannada-Telugu dynasty 
whose kingdom was located in the 
present-day Andhra Pradesh they were the 
descendants of Western Chalukyas.
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Late medieval era
 Following the Muslim conquests of the 
Indian subcontinent and the decline of 
Buddhism were seen to be taken place, 
eventually founding the Delhi Sultanate 
and creating the Indo-Islamic architecture, 
followed by the world's major trading 
nation Bengal Sultanate.
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Highlights of Late 
Medieval Era
 Delhi Sultanate, five short-lived dynasties, 
based in Delhi, from 1206 to 1526, when it 
fell to the Mughal Empire.
 Chero dynasty, 12th CE-18th CE ruled 
much parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar 
and Jharkhand.
 Bengal Sultanate, 1352 to 1576, ruled over 
Bengal and much of Burma.
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Highlights of Late 
Medieval Era Cont.
 Reddy Kingdom, 1325 to 1448, in Andhra 
Pradesh.
 Seuna (Yadava) dynasty, 1190–1315, an 
old Kannada-Maratha dynasty, which at its 
peak ruled a kingdom stretching from the 
Tungabhadra to the Narmada rivers, 
including present-day Maharashtra, north 
Karnataka and parts of Madhya Pradesh, 
from its capital at Devagiri.
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