The volume begins with the rise of regional kingdoms after the Gupta decline (c. 8th century) and extends to the death of Aurangzeb (1707). Key landmarks include:
This volume tracks the transformation of India through foreign invasions, internal revolutions, and the establishment of centralized power.
Unlike colonial-era historians who painted medieval India as a dark age of “Islamic tyranny” or communal conflict, Chandra introduced a . He focused on:
Searching for the PDF version often stems from a need to access these critical chapters: