Hindu Shahis

Hindu Shahis was a state in Afghanistan and the northwest (South Asia) that lasted from c. 822 to 1026 CE, about 204 years. Its people spoke Indo-Aryan languages (Vedic, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Sinhala).

Brahmin kings who ruled from Kabul and, after losing it, from Hund on the Indus. Jayapala and Anandapala fought Sabuktigin and Mahmud of Ghazni, and the dynasty was extinguished by 1026.

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Facts

Dates

c. 822 to 1026 CE

Duration

204 years

Type

State

Region

Afghanistan and the northwest, South Asia

Language family

Indo-Aryan

Capital

Kabul, later Udabhandapura (Hund)

Came from

• Turk Shahis c. 665 to 822 CE

Became

• Ghaznavid Empire 977 to 1186 CE

Events in South Asia during its time

• 1025 Mahmud of Ghazni sacks Somnath
• 1025 Chola fleet raids Srivijaya

Neighbours in South Asia

• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE
• Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BCE to 1017 CE
• Pallava dynasty c. 275 to 897 CE
• Pala Empire c. 750 to 1161 CE
• Hoysala Empire c. 1026 to 1343 CE
• Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty c. 730 to 1036 CE
• Rashtrakuta dynasty 753 to 982 CE
• Western Chalukyas 973 to 1189 CE
• Ghaznavid Empire 977 to 1186 CE
• Kingdom of Mewar c. 728 to 1949 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America

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