Prelims · 1 Ancient & Medieval India · APPSC Group 2

1.6.5 Regional kingdoms notes

3 notes, in reading order.

  1. 1.6.5.1Provincial sultanates: Bengal, Jaunpur, Gujarat, Malwa and Kashmir

    After the Tughlaq decline and Timur's raid (1398), governors set up independent sultanates in Bengal, Jaunpur, Gujarat, Malwa and Kashmir, each with its own art and literature.

    Standard · 7 min · Full course
  2. 1.6.5.2Mewar and the Rajputs: Rana Kumbha to Rana Pratap

    Mewar, ruled by the Guhila-Sisodia line from Chittor, led Rajput resistance to the sultans and Mughals, from Rana Kumbha and Rana Sanga to Maharana Pratap.

    Standard · 6 min · Full course
  3. 1.6.5.3Eastern India: Eastern Gangas, Gajapatis, Kamarupa and the Ahoms

    In Odisha the Eastern Gangas and Gajapatis built great temples and fought both Delhi's successors and Vijayanagara; in Assam the Ahoms ruled for six centuries and held off the Mughals.

    Standard · 7 min · Full course

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