INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

CAPITAL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the capital of Chandelas?
A
Ajmer
B
Bhinmal
C
Khajuraho
D
Kannauj
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Khajuraho was the capital city of the Chandela dynasty.

Detailed explanation-2: -Khajuraho, or Kharjuravahaka, was one of the capitals of the kings of the Chandela, who from the 9th to the 11th century ce developed a large realm, Jejakabhukti (Jijhoti). At its height Jejakabhukti included almost all of what is now Madhya Pradesh state, centred in the historic Bundelkhand region.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Chandellas ruled over central India from the ninth to the thirteenth centuries. Khajuraho was their first capital city, but it was later moved to Mahotsava Nagar or Mahoba.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nannuka (r. c. 831-845 CE) was the founder of the Chandela dynasty of India. He ruled in the Jejakabhukti region (Bundelkhand in present-day Madhya Pradesh).

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