Medieval India
temple kingdoms and Hindu revival
01
The Aftermath of Gupta
the long fragmentation that followed the Gupta collapse
550–650 CE
02
Harsha and the Last North-Indian Empire
the seventh-century reunification that died with its emperor
606–647
03
The South Rises
Mahabalipuram, Ellora, and the southern flowering while the north fragmented
600–850
04
The Tripartite Struggle for Kannauj
two and a half centuries of three-way war for one symbolic city
750–1000
05
The Chola Maritime Empire
Brihadeeswara, the Ganges expedition, and a fleet that crossed the Bay of Bengal
850–1279
06
Bhakti and the Temple Kingdoms
Khajuraho, Konark, the Hoysala temples, and the rise of personal devotion
600–1200
07
Vedanta, Jainism, and the Slow Disappearance of Buddhism
Shankara, Ramanuja, Madhva, and the religion that disappeared from its birthplace
700–1200
08
The Ghaznavid and Ghurid Invasions
Mahmud, Tarain, the destruction of Nalanda, and the road to Delhi
1000–1206