Textbook
Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8)
The simplest possible start: short, illustrated and the base of countless exam questions.
Samma Dynasty
Dynasty
Level 2
1351 – 1524
Sindhi dynasty whose necropolis at Makli is a World Heritage Site.
- Capital
- Thatta
- Region
- Northwest
- Duration
- 173 years
- Main period
- Delhi Sultanate & Regional Kingdoms
Approximate extent.
Sites & monuments
Makli Necropolis
Religious monument · c. 1350
📚 Recommended reading on the Samma Dynasty
Textbook
Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12)
Source-based chapters on Harappa, Vijayanagara, the Mughal court and 1857 — essential for UPSC.
Textbook
An Introduction to Indian Art, Part I (Class 11)
The standard base for art and architecture questions — stupas, temples and sculpture.
Textbook
History of Medieval India
The go-to single volume on the Sultanate, Mughals and regional kingdoms.
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📄 Research papers
Paper🏛 Library access
Inscribing the Other, Inscribing the Self: Hindu-Muslim Identities in Pre-Colonial India
Uses Andhra inscriptions to show how identities were described in the Kakatiya and Sultanate era.
Paper🏛 Library access
Temple Desecration and Indo-Muslim States
A documented, case-by-case study of temple destruction and its political context, 1192–1760.
Paper🏛 Library access
🇮🇳 Indian scholarship
The Pursuit of Persian: Language in Mughal Politics
How Persian became the language of Mughal government and of Hindu and Muslim elites alike.
Paper🏛 Library access
🇮🇳 Indian scholarship
Early Use of Cannon and Musket in India: AD 1442–1526
Firearms in Indian warfare before Babur — the evidence from 1442 to 1526.
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🗂 Era 1
- Medieval IndiaPart of this era
⏳ Periods 1
- Delhi Sultanate & Regional KingdomsBelongs to this period
🏛 Kingdoms & empires 9
- Sultanate of the Maldives 1153 – 1968Existed at the same time (173 years)
- Malla Dynasty of Nepal 1201 – 1769Existed at the same time (173 years)
- Delhi Sultanate 1206 – 1526Existed at the same time (173 years)
- Ahom Kingdom 1228 – 1826Existed at the same time (173 years)
- Mewar (Sisodia) 1326 – 1949Existed at the same time (173 years)
- Vijayanagara Empire 1336 – 1646Existed at the same time (173 years)
- Bahmani Sultanate 1347 – 1527Existed at the same time (173 years)
- Kingdom of Mysore 1399 – 1950Existed at the same time (125 years)
- Kingdom of Kandy 1469 – 1815Existed at the same time (55 years)
📍 Places & sites 1
- Makli Necropolis c. 1350A place of this polity
📄 Research 3
- Inscribing the Other, Inscribing the Self: Hindu-Muslim Identities in Pre-Colon… Cynthia Talbot · 1995Research on this topic
- Temple Desecration and Indo-Muslim States Richard M. Eaton · 2000Research on this topic
- The Pursuit of Persian: Language in Mughal Politics Muzaffar Alam · 1998Research on this topic
📚 Books 2
- Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8) NCERTRecommended reading
- Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12) NCERTRecommended reading
Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Samma Dynasty for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Overlap: 173 years
Malla Dynasty of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1201 – 1769
Overlap: 173 years
Delhi Sultanate ★
North · 1206 – 1526
Overlap: 173 years
Ahom Kingdom ★
Northeast · 1228 – 1826
Overlap: 173 years
Mewar (Sisodia) ★
West · 1326 – 1949
Overlap: 173 years
Vijayanagara Empire ★
South · 1336 – 1646
Overlap: 173 years
Bahmani Sultanate ★
Deccan · 1347 – 1527
Overlap: 173 years
Kingdom of Mysore ★
South · 1399 – 1950
Overlap: 125 years
Kingdom of Kandy ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1469 – 1815
Overlap: 55 years
Eastern Ganga Dynasty
East · c. 1078 – 1434
Overlap: 83 years
Khasa Malla Kingdom
Himalaya · c. 1100 – c. 1400
Overlap: 49 years
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Overlap: 173 years
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Overlap: 173 years
Jaffna Kingdom
Sri Lanka · c. 1215 – 1619
Overlap: 173 years
Marwar (Rathore)
West · c. 1226 – 1949
Overlap: 173 years
Madurai Sultanate
South · 1335 – 1378
Overlap: 27 years
Kashmir Sultanate
North · 1339 – 1586
Overlap: 173 years
Bengal Sultanate
East · 1352 – 1576
Overlap: 172 years
Timurid Empire (Herat)
Northwest · 1370 – 1507
Overlap: 137 years
Malwa Sultanate
Central · 1392 – 1562
Overlap: 132 years
Jaunpur (Sharqi) Sultanate
Gangetic Plain · 1394 – 1479
Overlap: 85 years
Gujarat Sultanate
West · 1407 – 1573
Overlap: 117 years
Kingdom of Kotte
Sri Lanka · 1412 – 1597
Overlap: 112 years
Gajapati Kingdom
East · 1434 – 1541
Overlap: 90 years
Ahmadnagar Sultanate (Nizam Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1636
Overlap: 34 years
Bijapur Sultanate (Adil Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1686
Overlap: 34 years
Berar Sultanate (Imad Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1574
Overlap: 34 years
Bidar Sultanate (Barid Shahi)
Deccan · 1492 – 1619
Overlap: 32 years