Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty

Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty was an empire in Gangetic plain and Nepal (South Asia) that lasted from c. 730 to 1036 CE, about 306 years. Its people spoke Indo-Aryan languages (Vedic, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Sinhala).

Rajput rulers who checked Arab expansion from Sindh in the 8th century and fought the Palas and Rashtrakutas for Kannauj in a three-way struggle. Under Mihira Bhoja it ruled most of north India.

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Facts

Dates

c. 730 to 1036 CE

Duration

306 years

Type

Empire

Region

Gangetic plain and Nepal, South Asia

Language family

Indo-Aryan

Capital

Ujjain, later Kannauj

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
• Rashtrakuta dynasty 753 to 982 CE
• Western Chalukyas 973 to 1189 CE
• Chalukyas of Badami 543 to 753 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
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia

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