The UPSC Syllabus covers history in both Prelims and Mains. The Medieval Indian History topics are closely related to Heritage and Culture, particularly when studying History for IAS. The following are the important topics to study from Medieval History of India:
| The North Indian Kingdoms – The Rajputs | The Bahmani Kingdom (1347-1 526 A.D.) |
| The Kingdoms of the Deccan | Bhakti Movement (c. 8th to 18th Century) |
| Rashtrakutas (755 – 975 AD) | Mughal Empire – Babur |
| Arab and Turkish Invasions | Humayun (1530-1556) |
| Sultanate of Delhi | Sur Dynasty or Sur Interregnum (1540-1555) |
| Mamluk Dynasty | Akbar (1556-1605) |
| Khilji Dynasty | Akbar Successors |
| Tughluq Dynasty | Sayyid and Lodi Dynasties |
| Administration under the Delhi Sultanate | India under the Mughals |
| The Vijayanagar Empire (1336-1 672 A.D.) | Early Medieval Southern India (Imperial Cholas) |
| Early Medieval Northern India | Provincial Kingdoms of Medieval India (Part 1) |
| Provincial Kingdoms of Medieval India (Part 2) | Mughal Empire [Babur, Humayun] & Sur Dynasty |
| Later Mughals & Decline of Mughal Empire | List of Officers in Delhi Sultanate |
| Officers’ List in Mughal Empire |
| History of Ancient India NCERT Notes |
| History of Modern India NCERT Notes |
The most important study material for Medieval History for UPSC is NCERT Books. Aspirants should read History from NCERT Books for UPSC to prepare for the IAS Exam. Taking notes is an efficient way to organise your study material for revision. Though taking notes is advisable, UPSC Candidates often find it difficult to find the right topics to focus on or may not have the time or resources at hand to take efficient notes. With this in mind, we at Saralupsc have developed a compilation of NCERT Notes for UPSC. This page compiles all the NCERT Notes for Medieval Indian History for UPSC for ease of use by IAS aspirants.
These notes cover all the major Medieval History Topics for IAS. Candidates should use these notes along with NCERT Books for UPSC to cover the complete UPSC Syllabus for Medieval India.
Studying Medieval Indian History requires a thorough understanding of the chronology of events. Based on this foundation, aspirants should build up knowledge on various aspects of history such as economic history, administrative history and cultural impact of historical events apart from political history. This becomes even more important while studying Medieval Indian History as events and economic systems from the medieval period still influence many cultural and economic patterns today and also build a base on which to study Modern Indian History.
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