Indian History Notes

Post Tughlaq dynasty’s end, many regional kingdoms rose in medieval India. Read here to learn about the important kingdoms of the period. After Timur's invasion in 1398, Delhi's Sultan Mahmud Tughlaq fled to Gujarat and Malwa region. The sultanate started disintegrating and many regional kingdoms … [Read more...] about Regional Kingdoms of Medieval India

Have you heard of the Chola King Ponniyil Selven? Read to know more about the Chola Dynasty. Mani Ratnam’s new film PS-I aka Ponniyil Selven-I is making headlines in the film industry. It’s a mass big budget film which says the story of Chola king Ponniyil Selven. Who, however, is Ponniyil … [Read more...] about Chola Dynasty: Who is Ponniyil Selven?

The Sayyid dynasty was the fourth and Lodi dynasty the fifth and last of the Delhi Sultanate. Read here to know more about both dynasties. In 1398, the Turko-Mongol invader, Timur the lame (Tamerlane) invaded and defeated the armies of the Sultanate. The then Tughlaq Sultan fled from his … [Read more...] about Delhi Sultanate: Sayyid and Lodi Dynasty

The Tughlaq dynasty took over from the Khaljis in 1320, becoming the third dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. Read here to know more about the tughlaqs. Khusrau Khan usurped and killed the last Khalji dynasty ruler Mubarak Shah and took over the sultanate. The Turkish nobles of Delhi were … [Read more...] about Delhi Sultanate: The Tughlaq Dynasty

The khalji dynasty began after the end of the mamluk or slave dynasty. Read here to know more about the second dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. The Khilji or Khalji dynasty ruled from 1290 to 1320 CE after overthrowing the Slave dynasty, thus becoming the second dynasty of the Delhi … [Read more...] about Delhi Sultanate: Khalji Dynasty

The first Islamic rulers of India were from the slave dynasty or the mamluks of the Delhi sultanate in India. Read here to know about the mamluks. Muhammad Ghori died in 1206 CE after which the Ghurid rule declined but his slave generals established different kingdoms out of his empire: Qutb … [Read more...] about Delhi Sultanate: The Slave Dynasty

Muhammad Ghori was a Turko-Islamic invader from Afghanistan whose conquests led to the establishment of Islamic sultanates in India. Read here to know more about his life. The Ghurids were centered in the Ghor of present-day central Afghanistan, where they initially started as local chiefs and … [Read more...] about Muhammad Ghori

Prithviraj Chauhan was the valiant king of the Chauhan dynasty during the medieval period of Indian history. Read here to know more about his heroic life. Prithviraj III or Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora was the king of the Chauhan or Chahamana dynasty who ruled from the present-day Ajmer and … [Read more...] about Prithviraj Chauhan

Mohammed Ghori entered India during the rule of the powerful Chauhan. The Battles of Tarain between Ghori and Chauhan led way to the establishment of Ghurid rule and eventually the Delhi sultanate in northern parts of India. Read here to know more about the events. The arrival of Islam in India … [Read more...] about Battles of Tarain

The arrival of Islam in India is dated to medieval times after the decline of Rajput kingdoms in the north. Read here to know about the conquests that brought Muslim rule to India. During the early 7th Century, there were two major powers outside India and China: The Sassanid Empire was a … [Read more...] about Medieval India: Arrival of Islam in India