Medieval India History:
In previous articles we have published:-
| Various dynasties during 10th century. |
Literature and Art during Medieval India History
- Khusrau created a new style of Persian which came to be called shabaq-i-hindi.
- Historians: Barani, Afif and Islami
- Zia Nakhshabi translated Sanskrit stories into Persian
- Tuti-Nama (Book of the Parrot)
- Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin of Kashmir had Rajatarangini and Mahabharata translated into Persian
- Raja Man Singh of Gwalior was a lover of music
- Man Kautahal was compiled which contained all new musical nodes introduced by Muslims.
Books in Medieval India History
| Book | Author | Remark |
| Brihatkatha-kosh | Harisena | (9th-12th century) |
| Rajtarangini (Sanskrit) | Kalhana | About the kings of Kashmir |
| Lilavati | Bhaskara II (also wrote Siddhanta Shiromani) | Treatise on arithmetic |
| Shah Namah (1000 AD) (Persian) | Firdausi | Firdausi was a poet in the court of Mahmud Ghazni
National epic of Iran
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| Prithviraj Raso | Chand Bardai | |
| Kitab ul Hind | Al Baruni | |
| Padmavat | Malik Mohammad Jaisi | |
| Haqait-i-Hindi | Wahid Belgrami (Sufi) | |
| Mitakshara | Vijnaneshwar | |
| Khaliq Bari | Amir Khusrau | |
| Tuzk-i-Baburi | Babur | |
| Hukumat-ri-Bahi | A 17th century Rajasthani work |
You may see- Ancient India Art & Culture
Saints During medieval period
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Saint |
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| Gorakhnath | Followers were called Nath-pantis | Used tantra. Spread over North India. |
| Shankara | 9th century | Born in Kerala. Advaitavada. Vedanta. Upheld Vedas. |
| Ramanuja | 11th century | Vishistadvaita. Followers: Vallabha, Ramananda |
| Ravidas | From Punjab | Contemporary of Babur, Nanak |
| Chaitanya Mahaprabhu | Eastern India | Worshipped Krishna. |
| Vallabhacharya | C of Babur | |
| Surdas | Contemporary of Akbar | |
| Meera Bai | 1498-1547 | |
| Kabir | During the time of Lodhis | |
| Tulsidas | Vinaypattika, Dohavali, Kavitavali, Krishnavali | Akbar, Jahangir |
| Namdeo | Marathi/Punjabi | b. 1270 |
| Dnyaneshwar | Marathi | 1200s |
| Tukaram | Marathi | Jahangir, Shah Jahan |
| Ramananda | Prayag | Follower of Ramanuja |
| Sadhana | Was a butcher. Disciple of Ramananda | |
| Nanak | b. 1469 | Born in the village of Talwandi on the bank of river Ravi |
| Dadu | Gujarat | Non-sectarian |
| Ram Das | Maharashtra | |
| Shaikh Ahmed Sirhindi | Sufi | Nashqbandi School. During times of Jahangir |
Architecture
| Style | Where? | Remarks |
| Nagara | North India and Deccans | By Rajputs
Tall curved spiral roof over the garbha griha
Khajuraho [Visvanatha temple, Kandarya Mahadeo temple]Orissa [Lingaraja temple, Sun temple, Jagannath temple] |
Ibn Batuta – Moraccan traveller – visited during MBT’s time.
General terms
- Shrenis/sangha – trade guilds
- Manigrama and Nandesi – merchant guilds
- Tamralipti – was a major port in Bengal
- Chahalgani – 40 Turkish chiefs during the time of Slave dynasty
- Amir Khusrau – contemporary of Alauddin Khilji
- Iqta – small estates (like zamindars)
- Khuts and Muqaddams – landlords during the time of Alauddin Khilji
- Diwan-i-arz – department of military. Headed by ariz-i-mamalik (he was not C-in-C of army)
- Diwan-i-risalat dealt with religious matters (headed by chief Sadr – qazi)
- Diwan-i-insha dealt with state correspondence
- Barid – spy
- Tauhid-i-Wajudi – Ibn-i-Arabi’s idea of Unity of Being
This article ends up our Medieval India History series. Remaining Articles are given above in the post.
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