The Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526)
The Vijayanagara Empire (1336-1646)
The Hindu caste system
Hinduism and Buddhism in this period
Caption: Angkor Wat in Cambodia, the largest religious monument in the world, built by King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century. Originally a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, it gradually became a Buddhist site.
Southeast Asia as a crossroads
Indian Ocean trade and South Asia
Primary sources
Ibn Battuta on Delhi (c. 1334)
The Arthashastra on statecraft
Key figures
Key events summary
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Vocabulary
Unit 1 topics
Unit 1 overview1.1Developments in East Asia from c. 1200 to c. 14501.2Developments in Dar al-Islam from c. 1200 to c. 14501.3Developments in South and Southeast Asia from c. 1200 to c. 14501.4Developments in the Americas from c. 1200 to c. 14501.5Developments in Africa from c. 1200 to c. 14501.6Developments in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 14501.7Comparison in the Period from c. 1200 to c. 1450