The period between the seventh century CE to the mid-sixteenth century, coinciding with the Middle Ages in Europe and characterised by the growth of independent kingdoms across regions. In South Asian history, the period is divided into the Early Medieval (c. 600–c. 1100 CE) and the Late Medieval (c. 1100 CE–c. 1500 CE).
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