Class 8 Social Science — Chapter 2: Reshaping India's Political Map

What you'll learn

• ▸The Medieval Period and Foreign Invasions
• ▸The Delhi Sultanate: The Five Dynasties
• ▸Military Expansion under Ala-ud-din Khilji
• ▸Administrative Experiments of Muhammad bin Tughlaq
• ▸Sultanate Governance, Economy, and Instability
• ▸Cultural Impact: Iconoclasm and Destruction
• ▸Emergence of Regional Powers and Resistance
• ▸Rise of Later Empires: Mughals, Sikhs, and Marathas

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- Reshaping India's Political Map CHAPTER 2 Fig. 2.1. An aerial view of the Qutub Minar complex, Delhi The Big Questions 1. How did foreign invasions and the rise of new dynasties reshape India's political boundaries during this period? 2. How did Indian society respond to invasions? How did India's economy adapt during times of political instability? 3. What impact did this period have on the lives of the people? QRickit 0881CH02 --- PAGE 2 --- 1206: Establishment of the Delhi Sultanate 1336: Establishment of the Vijayanagara Empire 1398: Timur attacks Delhi 1498: Arrival of the Portuguese in India 1200 1240 1280 1320 1360 1400 1440 1480 1347: Establishment of the Bahmani Sultanate 1326: Re-establishment of the Mewar Kingdom Fig. 2.2. The period in this chapter and the next is often called the latter part of the 'medieval period' of Indian history. The term 'medieval' (i.e., 'between two ages') was …

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Did you know?

• 💡 The Great Wall of China was built partly to defend against northern invaders.
• 💡 Ancient maps sometimes showed sea monsters in unknown ocean regions.
• 💡 The word "Sultan" means "ruler" or "authority" in Arabic.
• 💡 War elephants sometimes wore elaborate armor and even had swords attached to their trunks.
• 💡 Before modern maps, people often used stars and the sun to navigate vast territories.

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