History of Asia

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Rajput period

The four Rajput clans – Parmar, Pratihara, Chauhan, and Chalukyas originated from the fire pit of the Yagya performed by Vashistha on Mount Abu.

from Gurjara Pratihara dynasty

After the death of Harshavardhana, the Gurjara Pratiharas established the North Indian Empire by controlling Kanauj. Harishchandra laid the foundation of the Pratihara dynasty. Nagabhatta was the first powerful ruler of this year. After Nagabhatta, Pratihara became the ruler of the kingdom, which gives important information from Koeliya Mala and Harivansh Purana. Nagabhatta defeated the Nepal king Dharmapala, but defeated the Rashtrakuta ruler Govind.

Mihir Bhoj (836-889 AD) made Kannauj his capital. After Mihir Bhoj, his son Mahendra Pal became the ruler. The state tax who wrote poetry was in the court of Mahendra Pal. To reign, he composed famous Jain texts like Karpoor Manjari, Kavyamimansa Vidyashalabhangika, Bal Bharat, Bal Ramayana, Bhunkos, Harvilas, etc. Yashpal was the last ruler of the Pratihara dynasty.

Rashtrakuta dynasty

The founder of Rashtrakuta dynasty was Dantidurga, who laid the foundation of rule in 736 AD and made Manyakhet his capital. Krishna was the famous Rashtrakuta ruler, who got the Kailashnath temple built at Ellora.

Drava and Govind were famous imperialist Rashtrakuta rulers. Amoghavarsha composed Kaviraja Marga in Kannada language, another of his works is Prasyanottara Malika. Indra was the famous Rashtrakuta ruler, during whose reign the Arabic traveler Alamsudi came to India. He called Indra the heaven set ruler of India. Krishna defeated the Chola ruler and controlled far south India.

Chalukya dynasty or Solanki dynasty

One branch of the Chalukya dynasty was in South India, when the other branch was located in Gujarat. Its capital was at Anihalwada. The rulers of the Chalukya dynasty of Gujarat are considered to be Agnikundiya Rajputs. The first majestic ruler of the Chalukya dynasty was Chamundaraya, his successor. During the reign of Chalukya ruler Bhimraj I in 1025 AD, Mohammad Ghaznavi looted the temple of Somnath.

Gahdwal dynasty

Chandradev was the first ruler of the Gahadwal dynasty. A prominent ruler of this year was Govindchandra. After Govindchandra, Vijay Chandra died. Nothing had conquered Lahore. Jaychandra was the last prominent ruler of the Garhwal dynasty, his daughter was Sanyogita. In 1194 AD, Mohammad Ghori defeated Jaichand in the battle of Chandawar. With this, Kannur was taken over by the Turks.

Chauhan dynasty

The founder of Chauhan dynasty was Vasudev. He was like Pratiharas. He founded Ajmer city by Ajay Pal. Prithviraj became the ruler of Chauhan dynasty in 1178 AD, he was also called Rai Pithora. Prithviraj defeated Chandel king Parrandidev in 1191 AD. Prithviraj defeated Mohammad Ghori in the first battle of Tarain, but in 1192 AD, he was taken prisoner after he was defeated by Mohammad Ghori.

Chandel Dynasty

Nanuk established the Chandel dynasty in the 9th century. Vakpati and Ajay Singh Yadav were the early Chandela rulers. Chandel region is also called Jejakabhukti after the name of brother-in-law. Dhanga (950 – 1102 AD) sent an army to assist the Hindu royal ruler Jaipal against Mohammad Ghaznabi. Dhanga was a great builder, who built many temples in Khajuraho.

Chandela ruler Dhang ended his life at the confluence of Prayag in his last time. Vidyadhar was the most powerful samshak among the Chandela rulers. The Muslims name the author by the name Nanda and Vidya. Vidyadhar successfully resisted Mohammad Ghaznabi.

Parmar dynasty

The first independent and powerful ruler of the Parmar dynasty was Siyak or Sriharsha. In the 9th century, Upendra Krishnaraj established the rule of the Parmar dynasty in Malwa and made Ujjain the capital. Manju was a famous Paramara ruler, who defeated Chalukya ruler Tel 7 times and patronized scholars like Padma Gupta, Dhananjaya, Dhani and Bhatt.

Padam Gupta wrote the Navasahsanka Charita. Bhoja (1000 – 1055 AD) was a great ruler of the Parmar dynasty. He was a famous writer and made Dhara the new capital and got the Saraswati temple built there. In the texts written by many, the education science, Ayurveda, Sarvavasva and architectural science, the Samarangan Sutradhar is especially noteworthy. Food was established in a stream A school was established Bhojpur city was established.