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Foreign Invasion In Medieval India

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The medieval India witnessed the foreign conquests more than ever. There were continuous attacks by Turkis and Mughals who plundered India for a long time. Those political invasions did not only change the regime but also influenced the culture. The medieval age and women The medieval history can be further divided into two different phases the ‘early medieval period’ and the ‘late medieval period’. This era has witnessed number of foreign invasions because of which there was absence any social structure and stability. On the basis of epigraphic data it is believed that there was an absence of one centralized power and the territory was divided into many regional kingdoms. Medieval India not in any way was the age of women. The invaders who attacked India firstly bought with themselves their traditions which were much more orthodox than the ancient Indian culture which crept and gradually adopted by Indian society . Also in order to save the women from barbarous foreign conquerors the women were suggested to keep ‘purdah’ i.e. a veil. These kinds of restrictions worsened the condition of women in the society. They were not imparted even the traditional basic education and hence lack of awareness made them more vulnerable. The introduction of ‘purdah’ system, no education for women, child marriage etc took away all the freedom from women because of which their status kept deteriorating also Other evil practices such as sati pratha,jauhar etc also evolved and deep

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