Medieval period falls between the Ancient and modern periods. The medieval period in India was quite eventful. During this period, several changes took place in the country's socio-cultural and political milieus such as rise of feudalism, advent of several Rajput Kingdoms in northern and western India, tripartite struggle between the Palas. Babur's son Humayun was a ruler who was forced to spend long periods in exile. His son Akbar; however, was made of a different mettle. Akbar consolidated his inheritance and expanded what had been the "Delhi sultanate" into a wide empire. A main factor in this success was indubitably his co-option of native Rajput chiefs into his empire-building project. This book deals with the medieval period of Indian history. Most of the historians consider this period as the dark period of Indian history. This book deals with all aspects of medieval Indian history in detail to meet the requirements of the students, teachers, researchers and the common readers.
