Medieval Period of Indian History,north and south india

Medieval Period of  Indian History: 

North India:

The Rajput period: in the post Harsha period, the Rajputs emerged as a powerful force in North India and dominated the political scene for the next 500 years from the 7th century. During the medieval period, many parts of North India and modern-day Pakistan were ruled by various dynasties of Hindu warrior class, Rajput.
The Chauhan/Chahamana Dynasty of Ajmer and Delhi: the Chauhans ruled between 7th century and 1192 AD, earlier over the eastern parts of the present day’s Rajasthan with their capital at Ajmer and later extended their territory up to parts of modern-day Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi. This Rajput dynasty was founded by Vasudeva. Simharaj is famously known as the founder of the city of Ajmer. Prithviraj Chauhan was considered greatest of all Chauhan rulers. During his reign, the kingdom extended over Delhi, Ajmer, modern-day Rohilkhand, Kalinjar, Hansi, Kalpi, Mahoba, etc. he conquered Bathinda (in Punjab) from Ghaznavid  ruler of Punjab and defeated Muhammad Ghori in the first battle of Tarain. However, he was defeated in the second battle of Tarain, 1192.
The Solanki/Chalukya Dynasty of Kathiawar: the Solankis established their rule over present day’s Indian state of Gujarat between 945 and 1297 AD. Their kingdom came into prominence during the reign of Mulraj. They ruled with their capital situated at Anhilwara.
The Parihara/Parihar Dynasty of Kanauj: the ruled between 730-1036 AD, conquered Kannauj in 816 AD, which remained its capital for about a century, declined in 10th century. Nagabhata I was the founder.

The Paramara/Pawar Dynasty of Malwa: this dynasty ruled between 790-1150 AD. Upendra, also known as Krishan-raja was its founder and the capital was Ujjain/Dhar.
The Bargujar dynasty of Rajgarh: conquered Dhudhar in 900 AD, Rajor remained its capital till declined in 10th century.
The Chandelas of Khajuraho: this Rajput dynasty was founded by jayasakthi. They ruled the areas across Bundelkhand with Khajuraho as their capital. The dynasty came to an end after Alauddin Khalji conquered Bundelkhand.
The Tomaras of Delhi and Gwalior: this dynasty was founded by Anangpal Tomar in 736 AD. Dhillika was their capital.

The Pallas 750-1150 AD: the founder of this dynasty was Gopala I who was elected as the king by the people. Dharmapala and Devapala were the most famous rulers of this dynasty. The Pallas ruled over Bihar, Bengal and part of Orissa and Assam. Dharmapala founded the famous Vikramshila University which became second only to Nalanda in fame as a centre for higher learning.

The Gujar-partiharas 730-1036 AD: Nagabhata I was the first great ruler of the dynasty. He defeated the Muslim forces of Arab. Bhoja I (836-772 AD) was the most famous ruler of this dynasty.
The Rashtrakutas 752-973 AD: the founder of the Rashtrakutas power was Danti Varman or Dantidurga who was a contemporary of Chalukya King Pulakeshin II. Dantidurga was succeeded by his uncle Krishna raja (768-772) who was responsible for the construction of the Kailash Temple of Ellora. The king Amoghavarsha I himself authored a part of Kavirajamarga, the earliest known Kannada poem.

II. South India.

The Chola Empire 850-1279 AD:  the founder of the Chola dynasty was Vijayalaya (848 AD) who captured Tanjore in 850 AD. He was a feudatory of the Pallavas. Under Raja-raja Chola I and his son Rajendra Chola I, the dynasty gained military, economic and cultural power in South Asia and south East Asia. Raja-raja built the Vrihadeshwar/Rajarajeshwara temple at Tanjore. Rajendra I conquered Orissa, Bengal, Burma and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Chola power was at its zenith during his rule. The last ruler of the dynasty was Rajendra III. The Dravida style of Architecture was in vogue, the example being the Kailashnath Temple at Kanchipuram. Image making reached its climax in the dancing figure of Lord Shiva, i.e., Nataraja. One of the greatest figures of the Tamil poetry is Kamban, who wrote Ramavataram. The Ramayan written by him is known as kamba Ramayan.