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Medieval Period :

ory 1
Hist Where, When and How

q Thee three periods of history q Extent of regions
q Changing names q Sources of information

Introduction took place not only in political field, but also in

As you know that the historians have divided economic and social fields.
history into three periods—ancient period ,
medieval period and modern period . The ancient EXTENT OF REGION
period ranges from the pre-historic times to about
Many of our past historical events occurred well
eighth century AD, the medieval period ranges from outside the boundaries of present day India. Just
about eighth century AD to about eighteenth imagine the size of India at the start of the
century AD and the modern period ranges from medieval period which extended right from
about eighteenth century AD to the present times. Afghanistan in the west to Myanmar in the east,
History has been divided into these
three periods keeping in view the
INDIA
major changes taking place during Ghazni KAB Between A.D. 700-1000
them. UL KASHM R
I
enab
SHA
Chenab
Ch
THE THREE PERIODS OF HISTORY Jhelum HIS R avi
a l tu j
Harshavardhana was the most Indus S Delhi
important ruler towards the close of Narayanpura muna Ya G ang a Br hmp r
ut a a
the ancient period. After his death in GURJARA-PRATIHARAS A P A L A S Kamarupa
R -PRAT H
647 AD, several small kingdoms RJA A I AR S Kasi Mudgairi
Katanjar
p
came into being. The rulers of these Tro ic of Can er GU Khajuraho CHANDELAS Nalanda Krampura
c
Ujjayini
kingdoms fought with one another, PARAM Dhar arma da N Tripuri
as a result of which India became ARA Ta pi KALACHURIS Ma
a
S han di
weak, and this proved advantageous
Goda ar B AY
v i
to the Muslim invaders. The Muslim A R A B I A N O F
S E A RAS TR B E N G A L
invasions began in the eighth A KUT Manyakhet Krish na
century, so this is considered to be a AS LAVAS
change of period. Similarly, the PAL
Muslim rule saw its last during the Kaver
i
eighteenth century as the British OLA S
started to set themselves in India (INDIA) LAKSHADWEEP CHERA CH (INDIA) ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
and this brought about a major S PAND YAS
change in India; therefore, this SRI
MALDIVES LANKA
century is accepted as the start of I N D I A N O C E A N
the modern period. These changes
India in eighth century
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