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The Medieval Indian society was largely affected and directed by the rulers in the power and their approaches towards the ruled ones. Contrary to the Sultanate period, the Mughal period witnessed more liberal approach of the ruling class towards their subjects, especially in the reign of Akbar. Akbar worked to mitigate the animosity of the two main communities of the country; the Hindus and the Muslims, for example, he abolished the Jajiya and followed a common approach for both the major communities. Moreover, this was the time when Indianization of the immigrants; i.e. Afghans, Turks, Mughals etc. began to take place. Policies of Akbar and his descendants, more precisely to Aurangzeb's early years ensured a society which was well knit on multiple facets and was comparatively developed if we compare with the Sultanate period. This paper is a study of the various dimensions and historical facts which convince us to recognize the time period of 15641679 as the golden era of Medieval Indian society.