Medieval history of india | Medieval era history | Medieval history for UPSC

Medieval India refers to a long period of post-classical history of the Indian subcontinent between the "ancient period" and "modern period".

The start of the period is typically taken to be the slow collapse of the Gupta Empire from about 480 to 550, ending the "classical" period, as well as "ancient India", although both these terms may be used for periods with widely different dates, especially in specialized fields such as the history of art or religion. Another alternative for the preceding period is "Early Historical" stretching "from the sixth century BC to the sixth century AD", according to Romelia Thapar. 

At least in northern India, there was no larger state until the Delhi Sultanate, or certainly the Mughal Empire, but there were several different dynasties ruling large areas for long periods, as well as many other dynasties ruling smaller areas, often paying some form of tribute to larger states. 

It can be divided into Two Period: 'Early Medieval Period' from 6th to 13th century and the 'Last Medieval Period', which lasted from the 13th to 16th century, and ended with the beginning of Mughal Empire in 1526.

1. Pallava dynasty 
2. Empire of Harsha
3. Gurjara-Pratihara dyanasty
4. Chalukya dynasty
5. Rashtrakuta dynasty
6. Eastern Chalukya
7. Pala Empire
8. Chola Empire
9. Western Chalukya Empire
10. Kalachuri dynasty
11. Western Ganga dyansty
12. Eastern Ganga dynasty