Class 7 NCERT • Exploring Society SST Part 2 Portal
Ch 03: Empires and Kingdoms (6th–10th Centuries)
Select a topic or study module below to explore regional kingdoms, samantas and feudal polity, the Tripartite Struggle for Kannauj, southern dynasties, temple architecture, Bhakti saints, and textbook solutions.
Topic 01 • Regional Kingdoms
Decline of the Guptas & Emergence of Dynamic Regional Powers Across India
Topic 02 • Samantas & Governance
Role of Subordinate Vassals, Administrative Decentralization & Challenges of Loyalty
Topic 03 • Tripartite Struggle
Conflicts Between Palas, Gurjara-Pratiharas & Rashtrakutas over the Ganga-Yamuna Doab
Topic 04 • Southern Dynasties
Rise of South Indian Powers, Administrative Consolidation & Maritime Reach
Topic 05 • Temple Architecture
Rock-Cut Masterpieces at Ellora & Mamallapuram, and Regional Temple Engineering
Topic 06 • Bhakti Tradition
Devotional Poetry, Saint Andal, Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Appar & Popular Religion
Topic 07 • Society & Trade
Commercial Links with Asia, Changing Jāti Structures & Coexisting Faiths
Module 08 • Exercises & Quiz