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describe the sources of Medieval Indian History in 250 words

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Medieval India refers to a long period of the history of the Indian subcontinent between the "ancient period" and "modern period". It is usually regarded as running between the breakup of the Gupta Empire in the 6th century AD and the start of the Mughal Empire in 1526, although some historians regard it as both starting and finishing later than these points.

The start of the period is typically taken to be the slow collapse of the Gupta Empire from about 480 to 550,ending the "classical" period, as well as "ancient India",[although both these terms may be used for periods with widely different dates, especially in specialized fields such as the history of art or religion.Another alternative for the preceding period is "Early Historical" stretching "from the sixth century BC to the sixth century AD", according to Romila Thapar.

At least in northern India, there was no larger state until the Delhi Sultanate, or certainly the Mughal Empire,but there were several different dynasties ruling large areas for long periods, as well as many other dynasties ruling smaller areas, often paying some form of tribute to larger states. John Keay puts the typical number of dynasties within the subcontinent at any one time at between 20 and 40,not including local rajas