Medieval History — UPSC Notes, PYQs & Practice

9 free UPSC notes on medieval history: Read This First; Early Medieval India (c. 750–1200); The Delhi Sultanate I. With PYQs, MCQs and active-recall tests.

• Read This First: How UPSC Tests Ancient, Medieval & Art-Culture
• Early Medieval India (c. 750–1200): Tripartite Struggle, Rajputs, Imperial Cholas, Regional Kingdoms and the Turkish Invasions
• The Delhi Sultanate I: The Mamluks and the Khaljis — Aibak, Iltutmish, Raziya, Balban and Alauddin Khalji
• The Delhi Sultanate II: Tughlaqs, Sayyids and Lodis — Muhammad bin Tughlaq's Experiments, Administration, Economy and Decline
• Bhakti and Sufi Movements: Saints, Philosophies, Orders, Women Mystics and Their Impact on Indian Society
• Vijayanagara and the Bahmani Kingdom: Rulers, Administration, Economy, Travellers, Hampi and the Deccan Sultanates
• The Mughal Empire I: Babur to Akbar — Conquest, Sher Shah's Interlude, Akbar's Polity, Mansabdari, Land Revenue and Religious Policy
• The Mughal Empire II: Jahangir to Aurangzeb and the Later Mughals — Politics, Economy, Society, Culture and Decline
• The Marathas: Shivaji's Swarajya, the Ashtapradhan, Chauth and Sardeshmukhi, the Peshwas and the Confederacy