In this article on Medieval India, we plan to cover the topic ‘Towns, Traders and Craftpersons in the medieval India’.

1: Mutinous sepoy, 1857-59; 2: Mutinous sowar, 1857-59; 3: Civilian insurgent, 1857-59; 4: Muslim urban insurgent, 1857-59

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PALLAVA DYNASTY (275 CE–897 CE) Early Pallava dynasty gains prominence around 275 CE after the fall of the Satavahana dynasty. Pallava king Simhavishnu dethrones Kalabhra rulers around 575 CE and establishes the medieval Pallava Empire in modern-day Kanchipuram by 600 CE. His son Mahendravarman I and grandson Narasimhavarman I preach Shaivism and patronage the extraordinary […]

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Kandariya Mahadeva Temple (Kandāriyā Mahādeva Mandir),meaning "the Great God of the Cave",is the largest&most ornate Hindu temple in the medieval temple group found at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, India. Khajuraho was once the capital of the Chandela dynasty.The Kandariya Mahadeva temple was built during the reign of Vidyadhara (r. c.1003-1035).