Art and Architecture
During this period
- Mural paintings and Miniature paintings were popular.
- Temples at Khajuraho
- Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneshwar
- The Sun Temple at Konark
- The Dilwara Temple at Mount Abu
End of the Rajput Power
- There was no strong military power during the Rajput period to keep the warring princes in check and to coordinate their activities against foreign invasions.
Some popular terms
- Jauhar: Amass suicide of women in order to escape defilement at the hands of foreign victors.
- Gita Govindam: Song of the cowherd
- Rajatarangini: ‘River of Kings’
- Kathasaritasagara: ‘Ocean of tales’