Synopsis The present volume contains the biographical sketches of about two hundred most outstanding men and women who shaped the course of Medieval India. Following the other volumes in the series, the present volume is also divided into four sections detailing basic historical perspectives, profiles of eminent personalities, chronology and bibliography. The section on the Basic Historical Perspectives serves as a background to the period in which these personalities flourished. The personalities have been drawn from various fields and include Rulers like Akbar and Shivaji; Warriors like Rana Pratap Singh and Durga Das Rathor; Religious Reformers like Kabir and Nanak; Poets like Tulsidas and Rahim; Artists like Basawan and Mansur and Women Leaders like Raziya and Noorjehan.