INDIAN HISTORY

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The Rajput dynasty that ruled Kannauj was
A
Gurjara Pratiharas
B
Gahadvalas
C
A and C
D
Chandelas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Gahadavala dynasty (IAST: Gāhaḍavālas) also Gahadavalas of Kannauj was a Rajput dynasty that ruled parts of the present-day Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, during 11th and 12th centuries.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Palas, the Gurjara-Pratiharas and the Rashtrakutas fought for the control over Kanauj.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Gurjara-Pratihara was a dynasty that ruled much of Northern India from the mid-8th to the 11th century. They ruled first at Ujjain and later at Kannauj. Gurjara-Pratihara coinage of Mihira Bhoja, King of Kanauj. Obv: Boar, incarnation of Vishnu, and solar symbol.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Yashpala (1024 – 1036 AD): He served as the Pratihara dynasty’s last ruler. The Gandhavalas took control of Kannauj about 1090 AD.

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