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Indian Political Instability c. 550 - 1050
costly to rule India as a single empire
Without stable gov’t investment and technological progress slow or stop.
poor interregional communications also made unification difficult
India Economy c. 550 - 1150
Small, local agriculture dominates economy
most people were subsistence farmers
Few markets to buy or sell products
Some coastal trade with Africa and middle east along the coastline
Regular local famines causes population migration and decline addintoinstability
The ports of S. India were involved in the Indian Ocean trade, chiefly involving spices, with the Roman Empire to the west and Southeast Asia to the east
India Social Life c. 550 - 1150
Caste system led to large gap between rich and poor
caste system limited social change and decreased desire to progress since people couldn’t change caste no matter what
Families remained patriarchical and large
Women lost rights since the power of central govt and religious central power declined and they were not well protected
Indian Religion c. 550 - 1150 : THE RISE OF SUFISM in India
Hindu dominates
Many Buddhists
Jains and Zorastrians also
Sufi Islam begins
simple living
constant prayer
Often wear blue wool (sūf) clothing,
Mystical Muslims
The Rise of Islam in India
c. 700 - Traders from Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus
c. 800 - Muslim settlers
c. 1000 – Turkish Muslim invaders from Turkistan
1150 Turkish Muslim conquerors take India and build Delhi Sultanate
excellent trade links with Dar al Islam
Islamic Conquerer MAHMUD OF GHAZNI ‘The Idol Breaker’
from Afghanistan
1001 – 1026 CE
17 invasions into India
destroyed Hindu temples,
captured Hindus as slaves, and
pillaged the wealth of the Indian cities.
costly to rule India as a single empire
Without stable gov’t investment and technological progress slow or stop.
poor interregional communications also made unification difficult
India Economy c. 550 - 1150
Small, local agriculture dominates economy
most people were subsistence farmers
Few markets to buy or sell products
Some coastal trade with Africa and middle east along the coastline
Regular local famines causes population migration and decline addintoinstability
The ports of S. India were involved in the Indian Ocean trade, chiefly involving spices, with the Roman Empire to the west and Southeast Asia to the east
India Social Life c. 550 - 1150
Caste system led to large gap between rich and poor
caste system limited social change and decreased desire to progress since people couldn’t change caste no matter what
Families remained patriarchical and large
Women lost rights since the power of central govt and religious central power declined and they were not well protected
Indian Religion c. 550 - 1150 : THE RISE OF SUFISM in India
Hindu dominates
Many Buddhists
Jains and Zorastrians also
Sufi Islam begins
simple living
constant prayer
Often wear blue wool (sūf) clothing,
Mystical Muslims
The Rise of Islam in India
c. 700 - Traders from Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus
c. 800 - Muslim settlers
c. 1000 – Turkish Muslim invaders from Turkistan
1150 Turkish Muslim conquerors take India and build Delhi Sultanate
excellent trade links with Dar al Islam
Islamic Conquerer MAHMUD OF GHAZNI ‘The Idol Breaker’
from Afghanistan
1001 – 1026 CE
17 invasions into India
destroyed Hindu temples,
captured Hindus as slaves, and
pillaged the wealth of the Indian cities.
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