Medieval Indian History

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Turkish conquest. 3. The slave dynasty. 4. Mongol invasion. 5. Khalji dynasty. 6. Tughlaq dynasty. 7. Timur\'s invasion. 8. Lodhy dynasty. 9. Vijayanagara Empire. 10. Bahmanis of Deccan. 11. Shahi dynasty. 12. Rise of Mughals. 13. Babur. 14. Humayun. 15. Akbar the Great. 16. Jahangir. 17. Shah Jahan. 18. Aurangzeb. 19. Decline of Mughal empire. 20. Maratha Empire. 21. Sikh Empire. 22. Europeans in India. Bibliography. Index.

"The history of medieval India starts with the invasions of Turks at the end of 12 century. The causes for their conquest though various, the major reason was the spread of Islam. The invasion of Turks opened the way for the future Muslim adventures in India.

In the following decades, India was ruled by a number of Islam dynasties including slave dynasty, Khilji Dynasty, Tughlaq Dynasty, Sayyid Dynasty, Lodhi Dynasty and Suri Dynasty. These dynasties were finally succeeded by the Mughal empire, under which India once again achieved a large measure of political unity. The non-Islamic Kingdoms of Marathas and Sikhs also provided great contributions to Indian culture in the medieval period.

The present volume provides authentic information of the history of medieval of India in a lucid style. All the events have been explained in a comprehensive way. The book will be highly useful for students, teachers, researchers and all who are interested in the history of medieval India." (jacket)