INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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Prathihara dynasty came to end in
A
1018 A.D
B
1001 A.D
C
1213 A.D
D
1214 A.D
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mahmud of Ghazni captured Kannauj in 1018, and the Pratihara ruler Rajapala fled. He was subsequently captured and killed by the Chandela ruler Vidyadhara. The Chandela ruler then placed Rajapala’s son Trilochanpala on the throne as a proxy. Jasapala, the last Gurjara-Pratihara ruler of Kannauj, died in 1036.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nagabhata Ⅰ (730 – 760 AD): The foundation of Pratihara dynasty’s magnitude was positioned by Nagabhatta I, who ruled between 730-756 C.E. His rule was prominent because of his successful confrontation with the Arabs. He defeated the Arabs while the caliphate was being propagated.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty, either of two dynasties of medieval Hindu India. The line of Harichandra ruled in Mandor, Marwar (Jodhpur, Rajasthan), during the 6th to 9th centuries ce, generally with feudatory status. The line of Nagabhata ruled first at Ujjain and later at Kannauj during the 8th to 11th centuries.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Gurjara Pratihara dynasty was founded by Harichandra, in the area around Jodhpur in Rajputana. They ruled most of northern India from mid-7th to the 11th century.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Gurjara Pratiharas declined due to dynastic strife. The final blow came in the form of a raid by Indra III of the Rashtrakutas that devastated the Gurjara Pratihara capital of Kannauj.

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