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Map showing kingdoms of Gurjara Pratiharas, Palas and Rastrakutas ous and established themselves as
the rulers of central India.

THE CHAHAMANAS
From the 8th century to the end of
the 10th century, Chahamanas
ARABS OF MULTAN
ruled from small principalities lying
Indraprastha
in certain parts of Rajasthan around
Kannauj
Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Marwar,
ARABS OF MANSURAH
H I M A L A Y A N R A N G E
GURJARA-PRATIHARAS etc.
Prayaga Benaras Paharpur Tropic of Cancer
Durlabharaja, one of their rulers, is
PALAS
said to have defeated the king of
Gauda and to have reached Ganga-
Sagar in the course of his con-
RASHTRAKUTAS B A Y
O F quests. Another ruler Govindraja,
ARABIAN
B E N G A L
SEA
Manyakheta successfully repulsed the attack of
the Sultan of Sind. Vikpatiraja, the
Chahamana ruler, built a temple of
Shiva Puskara. The temple of a
Indicate altering
borders Goddess at Bhrigukachchha on the
land of Narmada was also built by
I N D I A N O C E A N
another ruler Vigraharaja-II in 973.
CEYLON
pronounced enmity led to tripartite struggle They also invaded Gujarat and
between Palas, Rashtrakutas and Pratiharas. defeated Mulraj, the Chalukya ruler.
Consequences of Tripartite Struggle The kingdom of Chahamanas extended up to
After the attack by Dhruva, Dharmapala could Siber on the north, the town of Jaipur on the
manage to get back control over his territory and east, Parbatsar in Jodhpur on the west and
placed Chakrayudha on the throne of Kannauj. Pushkar near Ajmer on the south.
But, soon Nagabhata-II, the successor of THE RAJPUTS
Pratihara ruler Vatsaraja conquered Kannauj and The Rajputs have a long and interesting history.
drove away Chakrayudha. Later, Nagabhata-II Where they came from and why they remains as
also defeated Dharmapala. something of mystery? Earlier historians thought

The struggle for Kannauj became more severe that some of them belonged to certain central
after the Nagabhata-II exercised control over it. Asian tribes which settled in India after the Huns
During the rule of Rashtrakuta ruler Krishna-III, had invaded northern India. Others, now, main-
there was successful campaign against the tain that they were local chiefs who claimed high
Cholas. The Rashtrakutas also formed a matri- status. They were divided into clans. The Rajputs
monial relationship with other feudal kings. always insisted that they were of the Kshatriya
However, by the end of the 9th century the caste. Their kings ordered family history to be
power of the Rashtrakutas started to decline written which connected them with either the
along with the Palas. And, by the end of the Sun-family (Suryavanshi) or the Moon-family
tripartite struggle, the Pratiharas emerged victori- (Chandravanshi) of ancient Indian kings. But,

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