Reshaping India’s Political Map | Class 8 Social Science Chapter 2 | One Shot | NCERT 2025

Chapter Timestamps 0:43 Historical Context: The Medieval Period in India 1:07 Defining the European concept of the Middle Ages 1:46 Key Features of the Medieval Period (Foreign Invasions, Rise of New Kingdoms) Foreign Invasions and Political Reshaping 2:05 Major Causes of Invasions (Wealth, Political Fragmentation, Strategic Location, Religious Motive) 3:38 Main Invading Groups (Turks, Afghans, Mughals) 4:00 The Delhi Sultanate (Five Dynasties: Mamluk, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, Lodi) 4:30 Features of the Sultanate (Military Expansion, Heavy Taxation, Violent Transitions) 5:29 Key Events: Alauddin Khilji's expansion, Muhammad bin Tughlaq's impractical policies, Taimur's Invasion Resistance and Regional Kingdoms 6:33 Resistance to the Sultanate (Eastern Ganga dynasty, Musunuri Nayakas, Hoysala) 7:18 The Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646) (Founded by Harihara and Bukka) 7:37 Peak under Krishnadevaraya (Military Expansion, Cultural Patronage) 8:25 Decline after the Battle of Talikota (1565) The Mughal Empire (1526–1857) 8:45 Key Mughal Emperors 8:50 Babur (Won First Battle of Panipat, 1526) 9:18 Humayun 9:24 Akbar (Policies of religious tolerance, abolition of Jizya tax, administrative reforms) 10:13 Jahangir and Shah Jahan (Architecture: Taj Mahal, Red Fort) 10:34 Aurangzeb (Largest extent, reimposed Jizya, endless campaigns led to decline) Regional Resistance to the Mughals 11:24 Notable Resistance Movements 11:34 Rani Durgavati (Gond Queen) 11:48 Maharana Pratap (Rajput resistance, Guerilla Warfare) 12:07 Durgadas Rathore (Marwar) 12:15 The Ahoms of Assam (Pike system, Battle of Saraighat, 1671) 12:40 The Sikhs (Founded by Guru Nanak, persecution, creation of Khalsa, Maharaja Ranjit Singh) Administration, Economy, and Culture 13:13 Administration (Iqta system in Sultanate; Subas, Mansabdari/Jagirdari systems in Mughal Empire) 14:18 Economy and Society (Agriculture as mainstay, peasant burden, thriving crafts, India's export economy, Hundi system, economic stress) 15:43 Cultural Flourishing (Indo-Islamic and Mughal Architecture, Syncretic Culture) 16:29 Summary (Political Instability vs. Cultural Growth, Geography as Resistance, Religious Policy Spectrum, Economic Resilience, Local Agency) Exam Revision Videos (One Shot type) of NCERT Class 8 SSC:    • Natural Resources and Their Use | Class 8 ...      • Reshaping India’s Political Map | Class 8 ...      • The Rise of the Marathas | Class 8 Social ...      • The Colonial Era in India - One Shot | Cla...      • Universal Franchise and India’s Electoral ...      • The Parliamentary System | Class 8 Social ...   Full Chapter Explanation Videos of NCERT Class 8 SSC:    • Class 8 Social Science (SST) NCERT One-Sho...   Class 8 Video Playlists:    • Playlist      • Playlist      • Class 7 Social Science (SST) NCERT One-Sho...      • CBSE Geography Masterclass (Grades 6-8) | ...   Maths, Science, AI, DS Videos:    • CBSE Artificial Intelligence (AI) Curricul...      • PYTHON Coding TUTORIAL for Beginners | Lea...      • CBSE Data Science & Statistics for Grade 8...      • Playlist      • Physics Masterclass for Grade 8, 9 | CBSE,...      • Playlist      • Playlist