Medieval Indian History · Start here
Medieval India was many courts, many languages and many worlds.
Move from Delhi to the Mughal court, then outward to regions, communities and culture.
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Medieval Indian History
33 articlesChapter 1 – Delhi Sultanate & Regional Sultanates
21 articlesDelhi Sultanate: Dynasties and Rulers
- Administrative and Revenue Terminology of the Delhi SultanateMedHist0029
- Arab Conquest of Sindh and the GhaznavidsMedHist0001
- Balban: Zil-i-Ilahi and the Centralized SultanateMedHist0051
- Decline and Downfall of the Delhi SultanateMedHist0032
- Feroz Shah TughlaqMedHist0028
- Ghiyasuddin TughlaqMedHist0026
- HemuMedHist0064
- Mahmud of GhazniMedHist0023
- Mongol Raids on the Delhi SultanateMedHist0030
- Muhammad Ghori and the Ghurid ConquestMedHist0002
- Muhammad bin TughlaqMedHist0027
- Prithviraj Chauhan: The Two Battles of TarainMedHist0049
- Razia SultanaMedHist0025
- Sayyid, Lodi and Sultanate AdministrationMedHist0006
- Sikandar LodiMedHist0031
- The Iqta SystemMedHist0033
- The Khilji Dynasty and Alauddin's ReformsMedHist0004
- The Slave (Mamluk) Dynasty of DelhiMedHist0003
- The Tughlaq DynastyMedHist0005
- Timur's Invasion of Delhi, 1398MedHist0072
- Malik Kafur: From Slave to Sultan-MakerMedHist0089
12 articlesRegional Sultanates
- Alauddin Husain Shah — Bengal Sultanate's Golden Age RulerMedHist0083
- Gujarat SultanateMedHist0070
- Jaunpur SultanateMedHist0068
- Kashmir SultanateMedHist0071
- Malwa SultanateMedHist0069
- Regional Sultanates and Rajput KingdomsMedHist0010
- The Ahmadnagar Sultanate (Nizam Shahi)MedHist0041
- The Bahmani Kingdom and Deccan SultanatesMedHist0009
- The Berar Sultanate (Imad Shahi)MedHist0039
- The Bijapur Sultanate (Adil Shahi)MedHist0042
- The Golconda Sultanate (Qutb Shahi)MedHist0040
- Zain-ul-Abidin (Budshah): Kashmir's Great KingMedHist0075
14 articlesChapter 2 – The Mughal Empire
14 articlesThe Mughal Empire
- Akbar's EmpireMedHist0014
- Akbar: Life and ReignMedHist0057
- Aurangzeb and Mughal AdministrationMedHist0016
- Babur, Humayun and Sher Shah SuriMedHist0013
- Bahadur Shah I: The Oldest Man Ever Crowned a Mughal EmperorMedHist0078
- Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Dara ShikohMedHist0015
- Mughal Court Culture and PaintingMedHist0017
- Mughal Decline After AurangzebMedHist0018
- Nur Jahan: The Empress Who Ruled in All But NameMedHist0076
- Raja Man Singh I: Akbar’s General, Amber’s KingMedHist0082
- Shah Jahan: Chahar Taslim and the Two Succession WarsMedHist0052
- Sher Shah SuriMedHist0061
- Babur and the Founding of Mughal Rule in IndiaMedHist0104
- MedHist0109 — Mughal Agrarian Society: Peasants, Zamindars and Land RevenueMedHist0109
18 articlesChapter 3 – Regional Kingdoms & Resistance
7 articlesVijayanagara and South Indian Kingdoms
- Abdur Razzaq: A Persian Envoy in VijayanagaraMedHist0046
- Deva Raya IMedHist0043
- Krishnadeva Raya: Vijayanagara's Golden Age EmperorMedHist0045
- Rudramadevi — The Kakatiya Queen Who Ruled as a KingMedHist0084
- South Indian Kingdoms Destroyed by the Delhi Sultanate: Yadavas, Kakatiyas, HoysalasMedHist0024
- Vijayanagara Empire: Founding to Krishnadeva RayaMedHist0007
- Vijayanagara: Decline, Sources and MonumentsMedHist0008
9 articlesRegional Resistance and Warrior Rulers
- Banda Singh Bahadur: The Ascetic Who Toppled a Mughal GovernorMedHist0079
- Chand Bibi — Regent of Two Deccan SultanatesMedHist0085
- Lachit BorphukanMedHist0060
- Maharana Pratap: The King Who Never BowedMedHist0080
- Rana Kumbha: The King Who Built Rajasthan’s Highest FortMedHist0081
- Rani Durgavati: The Warrior Queen of Garha-MandlaMedHist0058
- Bappa RawalMedHist0088
- Champaka, Durgara, and Kuluta: Matching Medieval Hill StatesMedHist0102
- Successor Kingdoms of Medieval IndiaMedHist0091
2 articlesThe Marathas
- Shivaji and the Rise of the MarathasMedHist0019
- The Maratha Confederacy and the PeshwasMedHist0020
24 articlesChapter 4 – Faith, Society & Culture
17 articlesSufism, Bhakti and Religious Movements
- Ali Hujwiri (Data Ganj Bakhsh): Sufi Saint of LahoreMedHist0047
- Amir KhusrauMedHist0063
- Dadu DayalMedHist0044
- Guru Har GobindMedHist0074
- Guru Tegh BahadurMedHist0077
- RamcharitmanasMedHist0053
- Sant Tukaram: Poet-Saint of the Varkari TraditionMedHist0048
- Sheikh Salim Chishti: The Saint Behind Fatehpur SikriMedHist0050
- Sikhism and Sufism in Medieval IndiaMedHist0012
- The Bhakti MovementMedHist0011
- The Naqshbandi Order of SufismMedHist0036
- The Qadiriyya Order of SufismMedHist0035
- The Suhrawardi Order of SufismMedHist0034
- Guru Angad DevMedHist0087
- KabirMedHist0086
- Purandaradasa: Father of Carnatic MusicMedHist0090
- MedHist0099 — Guru Nanak DevMedHist0099
7 articlesSociety and Culture in Medieval India
- Socio-Economic and Religious Life, 750–1200 CEMedHist0021
- Eripatti, Ghatikas, and Taniyurs: Chola-Era Land TermsMedHist0100
- Feudalism in Indian History: A Weak Center, Not a Strong OneMedHist0103
- The Banjaras: Medieval India's Traveling TradersMedHist0101
- MedHist0059 — Amrita Devi BishnoiMedHist0059
- MedHist0107 — The Cheras and the Making of Malayalam: Language, Script and Regional IdentityMedHist0107
- MedHist0108 — Bengal's Regional Culture: Language, Literature, Pirs and Temple ArchitectureMedHist0108
5 articlesChapter 5 – Art, Architecture & Travellers
4 articlesMedieval Architecture and Monuments
- Alai Darwaza and the True ArchMedHist0037
- Chittorgarh FortMedHist0054
- Gwalior FortMedHist0055
- The Red Fort (Lal Qila)MedHist0038