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MEDIEVAL INDIA
A Textbook for Classes XI-XII
PART II
SATISH CHANDRA
Reprinted
March 19&0
Phalguna 1901
Apnl 198 I
Cha1tra 1903
April 1982
Chaitra 1904
March 1983
Chaitra 1904
P.D. 16T-RSS
Rs. 3.65
IN THE new pattern of education, the higher secondary stage (the +2 stage) bas
been visualised as terminal so as to enable students to enter life and to equip
them for advanced education The courses up to Class X have been designP.d
for general education without any diversification. But at the higher secondary
stage the student would be imt1ated into the study of specialised courses in a few
subjects of his choice
The Editorial Board in History finalised the courses of studies at the +2 stage
and started preparmg a series of textbooks based on these courses.
The present volume dealmg with a historical survey of medieval India has
been prepared by Professor Satish Chandra, who is also the Cha1rman of the
History Editorial Board. The NCERT is grateful to him for completing the
work m a very short time. The NCERT is also grateful to many other persons,
both belongmg to the NCERT and outside, and organisations for their help and
cooperat10n. Our special thanks are due to Shri S. H. Khan for preparing the
exercises, to Dr. S. K. Saini and Km. Indira Srinivasan for their help in prepar-
ing the press copy, to Shr1 A. K. Ghose for the maps. and to the Archaeological
Survey oflnd1a for makmg available to us photographs which have been included
in this book.
This volume on medieval India is the second 1n the series of textbooks which
are bemg brought out by the NCERT for the higher secondary stage. The book
is being brought out 1n two parts The first part of the book was published 'm
February 1978. This 1s the second part of the book.
The NCER T will be grateful for any comments and suggest10ns on any aspeot
of the present volume.
K. MITRA ..
SHIB
Director
National Council of
New Delhi Educatmnal Research and Training