HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Chandradev
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Govindchandra
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Madanpala
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Jayachandra
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Detailed explanation-1: -Origin. Chandradeva, the first monarch of the dynasty, was a son of Mahichandra and a grandson of Yashovigraha. The Gahadavala inscriptions state that Yashovigraha “seized the earth and made her fond of the king’s sceptre (or justice)".
Detailed explanation-2: -The majority of the Gahadavala epigraphic records were discovered in Uttar Pradesh and issued from Varanasi. The dynastic power became gradually consolidated in the period of the first three rulers: Yashovigraha, Mahichandra, and Chandradeva (c. 1089–1103).
Detailed explanation-3: -The Gahadavals of Kannauj ruled North India in the mid of 11th century till the mid of 13th century AD. The origin of this family is Banaras (Varanasi) and Oudh (Ayodhaya) in Utter Pradesh. The Gahadaval kingdom expanded till Delhi and moved eastward to Patna and Munjar areas of Bihar.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Gahadavala dynasty (IAST: Gāhaḍavālas), also Gahadavalas of Kanauj, was a Rajput dynasty that ruled parts of the present-day Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, during 11th and 12th centuries.