Product Description
▼📘 DRISHTI IAS Medieval Indian History – History Optional Course | English Medium
- ✅ 12 chapters on Medieval Indian History
- ✅ Regional dynasties and early medieval polity
- ✅ Bhakti and Sufi traditions, literature and architecture
- ✅ Delhi Sultanate, Vijayanagar and Mughal Empire
- ✅ Economy, society, Maratha power and eighteenth-century politics
📖 About This Book
Drishti Publications' Medieval Indian History is an English-medium study resource for aspirants preparing for the UPSC Civil Services Mains – History Optional. It covers regional dynasties and early medieval polity; bhakti and sufi traditions, literature and architecture; delhi sultanate, vijayanagar and mughal empire, in a systematic format suited to subject study and revision.
🎯 Why Study This Book?
The content is organized for History Optional preparation with clearly grouped historical themes and topics. It supports systematic coverage and revision of the subjects shown in the provided book preview.
🗂️ Table of Contents
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Early Medieval India (750–1200)
- Palas
- Gurjara-Pratiharas
- Rashtrakutas
- Senas
- Cholas
- Indian Feudalism
- Early Rajput Kingdoms
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Cultural Traditions in India (750–1200)
- Bhakti Movement
- Sufism
- Sikhism
- Sanskrit, Buddhist, Jain, Dravidian and Persian Literature
- Art and Architecture
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The Thirteenth Century
- Developments in West and Central Asia
- Ghurids
- Delhi Sultanate
- Slave Dynasty
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The Fourteenth Century
- Khilji Dynasty
- Alauddin Khilji
- Tughlaqs
- Sayyids
- Lodis
- Ibn Battuta
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Society, Culture and Economy in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries
- Society
- Sultanate Languages
- Art and Architecture
- Economy
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The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century
- Provincial Dynasties
- Vijayanagar
- Bahmani Kingdom
- Deccan Sultanates
- Babur and Humayun
- Sur Empire
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The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century: Society and Culture
- Provincial Architecture
- Vijayanagar Art and Literature
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Akbar
- Conquests and Consolidation
- Jagir and Mansab Systems
- Agrarian Reforms
- Rajput Policy
- Religious Outlook
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Mughal Empire in the Seventeenth Century
- Jahangir
- Shah Jahan
- Aurangzeb
- Mughal Administration
- Ahom Kingdom
- Shivaji and Marathas
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Economy and Society in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
- Agriculture
- Crafts
- Trade
- Banking and Credit
- Peasants and Women
- Sikh Community
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Culture during Mughal Empire
- Persian and Hindi Literature
- Mughal Architecture
- Paintings
- Classical Music
- Science and Technology
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The Eighteenth Century
- Decline of Mughals
- Regional Principalities
- Maratha Ascendancy
- Third Battle of Panipat 1761
Suitable For: UPSC CSE Mains History Optional and other civil services aspirants studying the relevant history topics.
Included: 1 individual book – Medieval Indian History.
DRISHTI IAS Medieval Indian History – History Optional Course, Class Note, English Medium
