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Nov 21, 2023 · The Medieval Period of India is a historical period in India stretching from the collapse of the Gupta Empire in roughly 500 AD to the rise of the Mughal Empire in roughly 1500 AD. This...
- Historical Overview of Medieval India
- Religious Developments in Medieval India
- Society and Economy in Medieval India
- Cultural Developments in Medieval India
The first fince centuries of India’s medieval history is so complex that it is best dealt with on a region-by-region basis.
Medieval India saw the triumph of Hinduism over both Jainism and Buddhism. Jainism became very much a minority religion, while Buddhism all but died out in the land of its birth. Buddhism was still widespread in the Gupta empire, at the end of the ancient era. Its spread throughout India had been due to its appeal as a faith which, much more so tha...
The increasing dominance of Hinduism in the religious sphere had significant impacts on Indian society. Although the new Hinduism was very different from the ancient Vedic religion in many ways, it regarded itself as the heir and guardian of Vedic teachings.
Language and literature
Medieval India saw the rise of regional languages as mediums for great literature. Whereas Sanskrit had been the Brahminical language of ancient India, now the Tamil dialects of South India, for example Kannada, became prominent vehicles for intellectual expression. The fact that the new Hindu cults used local languages for their sacred texts was a major part of their appeal, but even at court these regional languages replaced Sanskrit. Nevertheless, Sanskrit retained its status as the primar...
Architecture and Art
The kings of medieval India are famous for their patronage of art and architecture. The brisk temple building of the period is evident throughout the subcontinent, but more especially in central and southern India. Independent architectural traditions arose in different parts of India. One of the most notable can be seen in Hoysala temple architecture of southern India. It is characterized by an attention to exquisite detail and skilled craftsmanship, reflected also in its temple sculpture, w...
The End of Medieval India
After a brief revival, the Delhi sultanate was finally finished off when the last of its rulers was killed by the forces of another invader from central Asia at the battle of Panipat(1526). The victor of Panipat, Babur, went on the found the Mughal dynasty. Another chapter in India’s long history had opened. This was not just due to the rise of a new imperial dynasty, but also to the fact that influences from outside the subcontinent began to make themselves felt, moving India into the modern...
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Feb 28, 2024 · 13th-Century Inscription Discovered in Southern India - Archaeology Magazine. Wednesday, February 28, 2024. TAMIL NADU, INDIA—According to a report in The New Indian Express, an inscription...
Dec 15, 2004 · v. POLITICAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONS: MEDIEVAL PERIOD TO THE 13TH CENTURY. The first political and military footholds of the Muslims in the subcontinent proper were in Sind, and at Multan in the middle Indus valley, secured in the early 8th century C.E., and were the work of troops from the Arab heartlands. We do not know whether any Persians ...
Dec 25, 2014 · Culture in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries: Sultanate architecture and new structural forms. The establishment of the Delhi sultanate during the 13th century was a period of both turmoil and development. Initial phase was one of death and destruction on a large scale, with many temples being destroyed and palaces and cities ravaged ...
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