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History of Medieval India BIG LEARNINGS MADE EASY An initiative of Group HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL INDIA Civil Services Examination MADE EASY Publications Corporate Office: 44-A/4, Kalu Sarai (Near Hauz Khas Metro Station), New Delhi-110016 E-mail: [email protected] Contact: 011-45124660, 8860378007 Visit us at: www.madeeasypublications.org History of Medieval India © Copyright, by MADE EASY Publications. All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photo-copying, recording or oth- erwise), without the prior written permission of the above mentioned publisher of this book. First Edition: 2017 Second Edition: 2018 Third Edition: 2019 © All rights reserved by MADE EASY PUBLICATIONS. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form without the written permission from the publisher. Contents History of Medieval India Unit – I: Dawn of Medieval India Causes for Tripartite Struggle .............................15 Consequence of Tripartite Struggle ....................15 Chapter - 1 Dynasties of North India: Important Facts ...........16 Early Medieval India ..............................................2 Chapter - 3 1.1 Feudalism ............................................................. 2 Kingdoms of South India ................................... 17 Feudalism in India ................................................ 2 3.1 Introduction .........................................................17 Changes in Land Grants ...................................... 2 3.2 Cholas .................................................................17 1.2 India and World Relations .................................... 3 Introduction .........................................................17 Arabs.................................................................... 3 Later Cholas ........................................................17 Africa .................................................................... 5 Important Rulers ..................................................17 East Asia .............................................................. 5 Polity ...................................................................19 South-East Asia .................................................... 6 Administration .....................................................19 Early Medieval India: Important Facts .................. 7 Provincial Administration .....................................19 Village Assemblies ..............................................19 Chapter - 2 Military .................................................................19 Dynasties of North India .......................................8 Revenue ..............................................................20 Religion ...............................................................20 2.1 Palas .................................................................... 8 Economy .............................................................20 Introduction .......................................................... 8 Society ................................................................20 Political Sphere of Influence ................................. 8 Literature .............................................................20 Administration ...................................................... 8 Art and Architecture ............................................21 Religion ................................................................ 9 Literature .............................................................22 Economy .............................................................. 9 Importance of Dynasty ........................................22 Literature .............................................................. 9 3.3 Cheras .................................................................22 Art and Architecture ............................................. 9 Introduction .........................................................22 2.2 Pratiharas ............................................................10 Later Chera .........................................................22 Introduction .........................................................10 Polity and Administration .....................................22 Political Sphere of Influence ................................10 Religion ...............................................................22 Administration .....................................................11 Economy .............................................................22 Religion ...............................................................11 Society ................................................................22 Economy .............................................................11 Art and Architecture ............................................23 Art and Architecture ............................................11 3.4 Pandyas ..............................................................23 Importance of Dynasty ........................................12 Introduction .........................................................23 2.3 Rashtrakutas .......................................................12 Later Pandyas .....................................................23 Introduction .........................................................12 Political History ....................................................23 Expansion of Political Influence ...........................12 Polity ...................................................................24 Administration .....................................................12 Administration .....................................................24 Economy .............................................................13 Religion ...............................................................24 Literature .............................................................14 Economy .............................................................24 Art and Architecture ............................................14 Literature .............................................................24 Importance of Dynasty ........................................14 Art and Architecture ............................................24 2.4 Tripartite Struggle................................................14 Importance of Dynasty ........................................25 Significance of Kannauj.......................................15 Kingdoms of South India: Important Facts ..........25 (iii) Chapter - 4 6.3 Economy .............................................................44 6.4 Trade and Commerce .........................................44 Rajputs ................................................................ 29 6.5 Society ................................................................44 4.1 Introduction .........................................................29 Introduction .........................................................44 4.2 Origin of Rajputs .................................................29 Social Divisions ...................................................45 4.3 Rajput States .......................................................29 Caste System ......................................................45 Hindushahi Dynasty ............................................29 Condition of Women ............................................45 Chauhan Dynasty ................................................30 6.6 State of Education ...............................................45 Solanki Dynasty (Chalukya Dynasty of Gujart) ....30 6.7 Bhakti Post 12th Century ......................................46 Paramara Dynasty ...............................................30 Guru Nanak .........................................................46 Chandela Dynasty ...............................................30 Monotheism .........................................................46 Gahadavala Dynasty ...........................................31 Vaishnavism ........................................................46 Bundela Dynasty .................................................31 Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra ........................47 Tomara Dynasty ..................................................31 4.4 Other Rajput States .............................................31 Major Developments During 8th to 15th 4.5 Limitations of Rajputs ..........................................31 Century: Important Facts .....................................49 Rajputs: Important Facts .....................................32 Chapter - 7 4.6 Importance of Rajputs .........................................32 Delhi Sultanate 12th to 14th Century .................. 52 Unit – II: The Era of Sultanate 7.1 Invasions from North-West ..................................52 Arab Invasion ......................................................52 Chapter - 5 7.2 Mamluk Sultans (1206-90 AD) .............................52 Advent of Turks in India ..................................... 35 Introduction .........................................................52 5.1 Introduction .........................................................35 Qutb-ud-din Aibak (1206-10 AD) ........................52 Aram Shah (1210-1211 AD) ................................53 5.2 Ghaznavids .........................................................35 Shams-ud-din Iltutmish (1211-36 AD) .................53 5.3 Mahmud of Ghazni ..............................................36
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