medieval India
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Medieval India refers to the historical era roughly between the 8th and 18th centuries characterized by the rise and fall of regional kingdoms and empires, the spread of Islam, and significant developments in art, architecture, and culture.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Medieval India | 3 |
| medieval India canonical | 3 |
| Early Medieval India | 1 |
| Medieval Bengal | 1 |
Statements (96)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical era ⓘ |
| characteristic |
development of feudal-like landholding patterns
ⓘ
expansion of trade networks ⓘ patronage of art and architecture ⓘ regional fragmentation of power ⓘ syncretic religious practices ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culture |
Bhakti devotional culture
ⓘ
Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Islamic culture
Persianate world ⓘ
surface form:
Persianate culture
Sufi devotional culture ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
metalwork ⓘ spice trade ⓘ textile production ⓘ |
| endTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
Colonial India
Late modern period in India ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern India
|
| follows |
ancient India
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient India
|
| hasPart |
Ahom kingdom
ⓘ
Bahmani Sultanate ⓘ Bengal Sultanate ⓘ Chalukya dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Chalukya dynasties
Chola dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Chola Empire (later phase)
Deccan sultanates ⓘ Delhi Sultanate period ⓘ Early medieval India ⓘ Gahadavala dynasty ⓘ Gujarat Sultanate ⓘ Kashmir Sultanate ⓘ Late medieval India ⓘ Maratha Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha Confederacy
Mewar Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Mewar kingdom
Mughal period ⓘ Pala Empire ⓘ Rajput dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Rajput kingdoms
Rashtrakuta dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Rashtrakuta Empire
Vijayanagara period ⓘ Yadava kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Yadava dynasty
|
| influenced |
Indian music and dance traditions
ⓘ
South Asian religious practices ⓘ later Indian architecture ⓘ modern Indian languages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Central Asian polities
ⓘ
Indic religious traditions ⓘ Islamic world ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic civilization
Persian culture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Indo-Islamic architecture
ⓘ
development of regional languages and literatures ⓘ fort architecture ⓘ growth of long-distance trade ⓘ miniature painting traditions ⓘ temple architecture ⓘ urbanization in North India and the Deccan ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Bengali ⓘ Kannada ⓘ Marathi language ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
Persian ⓘ Prakrit-derived vernaculars ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ Tamil ⓘ Telugu ⓘ early Hindi ⓘ |
| majorPower |
Bahmani Sultanate
ⓘ
Bengal Sultanate ⓘ Chola dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Chola Empire
Delhi Sultanate ⓘ Gujarat Sultanate ⓘ Maratha Empire ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
Rashtrakuta dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Rashtrakuta Empire
Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
confederacies
ⓘ
empires ⓘ monarchies ⓘ sultanates ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ Jainism ⓘ Sikhism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Umayyad conquest of Sindh
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab conquest of Sindh
First Battle of Panipat ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Panipat (1526)
Battle of Plassey ⓘ Battle of Talikota ⓘ Bhakti movement ⓘ Mughal–Maratha Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal–Maratha wars
Sufi movement ⓘ Turko-Afghan invasions ⓘ Vijayanagara–Bahmani conflicts ⓘ establishment of the Delhi Sultanate ⓘ establishment of the Mughal Empire ⓘ rise of regional kingdoms ⓘ spread of Islam in the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| startTime | 8th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
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Early Medieval India
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Medieval India