medieval period

history is generally divided in 3 periods - ancient, medieval and modern

in class 7 we are going to study medieval history

period from 8th to 18th century CE marks beginning and end of medieval period in India

during this period several changes took place in the social ,economic and political structures

in ancient period Indian culture remained aloof from outside world

during medieval period Indian culture was highly influenced by changes that took place in outside world

the main source of information of the period are literature and archeological findings

the literature of the period is consist of religious works and commentaries based on the puranas and Smrities

autobiography are the stories of persons life written by that person also helps us to understand the life of medieval period

 Prithviraj raso was written by chand bardai throws light on the administration and the life of the people

manuscripts are the main sources of information about the mediaeval period

Historical records of this period exist in the different varieties of languages

Muslim ruler inspire the writings of historical accounts

the well know works of the period are tahqiq-i-hind ,ain-i-akhbari (biography of akhbar) which were written in persian

the achievement of this period was the availability of paper which encourage the writing of record

 the travel accounts of foreign visitors like Marco polo ,Bernier etc are important sources of information