Kannauj-
This Kingdome was ruled by Yasovarman
He used to had constant quarrel with lalitaditya of Kashmir and he was defeated by lalit aditay
Kashmir-
At the time of Arab Invasion in 712 Kashmir was ruled by Karkot dynasty
The ruler was Chandra pida and his successor was Lalitaditya
Sind-
It was ruled by Bhramin known as Dahirat at the time of Arab Invasion
Gurjara Pratihara kingdom-
They ruled between 8th and 11th century A.D. over northern and western India and they had its capital at Ujjain
The Gurjara-Pratiharas were the earliest of the Rajput rulers
Important rulers-
Nagabhata I-
Nagabhata I founded the Pratihara dynasty in 725 A.D
Nagabhata I defeated Arabs
Nagabhatta II-
He was defeated by Govinda III of the Rashtrakata and also defeated f Dharmapala, King of Bengal
He made Kanauj his Capital
Mihirabhoja-
During his period, the empire expanded from Kashmir to Narmada and from Kathiawar to Bihar
The Arab merchant, Sulaiman visited his empire
Mahendrapala-
He added West Suarashtra and in the East Magadha under his kingdom
He had the title Nirbhag raja (fearless king)
He was a great patron of learning and patronized his teacher Rajasekhara a famous prakrit poet
Mahipala I was considered as last ruler
The Pratihara power began to decline after Mahmud of Ghazni attacked the kingdom in 1018 A.D and After the decline of the Prathiharas their feudatories Palas, Tomars, Chauhans, Rathors, Chandella
The Tomars of Delhi-
The Tomara territory included parts of the present-day Delhi and Haryana
Anangpal II, popularly known as Anangpal Tomar, was a ruler considered as founder of Delhi
Tomaras were overthrown by the Chauhans in the twelfth century.
The Chauhans/ Chahamanas –
Chahamanas came into prominence after the decline of the Gurjara-Pratiharas
Ajayaraja II moved the kingdom’s capital to Ajayameru (modern Ajmer).
Chauhans captured Delhi from the Tomars.
They had their main centre at Ajmer
Their famous king was Prithviraja III who fought battle of Tarain
First Battle of Tarain (1191)-
Prithviraja led the Rajput confederacy to victory against the invader Muhammad Ghori in the First Battle of Tarain (1191).
Second Battle of Tarain (1192)-
In the Second Battle of Tarain (1192) Prithviraja was defeated by Muhammad Ghori
The Gahadavalas –
During 11th century they occupied Kannauj
Later on they had control over Benaras and Jayachandra was famous king
One branch of Gahadavalas moved to marwar and formed Kannujiya Rathore dyanasty of Marwar
Jaichandra (1170-1193) was the last important ruler of the dynasty. He was a rival of the Chauhan ruler, Prithviraja III. Following the defeat and death of Jaichandra in a war against Muhammad Ghori led to the downfall of the Gahadavalas
The Chandellas-
They were ruler of Bundelkhand (Jejakabhukti)
Nannuka was the first Chandela ruler who established a small kingdom around Khajuraho
Mahoba was the capital of Chandella during the period of Chief Yasovarman
Another important ruler was Dhanga
Art and Architecture of Chandellas-
They were known for developing temples at Kahjurao
The Architectural style of majority of these temples were Nagara style
The Chandellas built the most famous Kandariya Mahadeva Temple in 1050 A.D at Khajurao
Lakshmana temple and Vishvanath temple built by Yashoverman and Dhanga respectively were of of the important temples built by them
The Guhilas-
The Rajput ruler Bapa Rawat was the founder of the Guhila or the Sisodiya dynasty and some says that this dynasty was founded by Guhadatta
Their capitals were at Nagahrada (Nagda) and Aghata (Ahar)
Chittor was capital of The Guhilas
In 1307 A.D.Ala-ud-din Khilji invaded guhilas and defeated rana rattan singh of mewar
Rana Sangha and Maharana Pratap were other important rulers
The Solankis of Gujarat-
This dynasty was founded by Mularaja
They are also known as Chalukyas of Gujarat
Architecture-
Rani ki vav-
The famous Rani ki Vav of Patan was built by Chaulukya/Solanki Queen Udaymati in the 11th Century
It is a stepwell situated in the town of Patan in Gujarat, India. It is located on the banks of the Saraswati River
It is a UNNESCO world heritage site
This stepwell repsresnts the finest example of architecture in india
The stepwell is divided into seven levels of stairs which lead down to deep circular well
There are also carvings on the walls and beams
The Sun Temple, Modhera in Gujarat is another example of Solanki architecture
It consists of three axially aligned elements: a five-bay mulaprasada with ambulatory and superimposed garbhagrihas and matching attached closed hall, a detached, cruciform open pavilion, and a free-standing torana.
The Navalakha temple at Sejakpur is also one of the important architecture of Solankis
The Paramaras-
They western Madhya Pradesh region called Malwa
They had their capitals at Ujjain and Dhara
Raja Bhoja, the kingdom extended from Chittor in the north to Konkan in the south
In 1305 they were defeated by Alauddin Khilji
The Kalachuris of Chedi-
The main branch of the Kalachuris ruled from Tripuri near Jabalpore in Madhya Pradesh.
The most important ruler of this dynasty was Gangeya Vikramaditya (1019-1 041) who extended his territories in the northeast up to Benaras and a part of Bihar
Literature of Rajputs-
Rajatarangin-
It was written by Kashmiri historian Kalhana
It is also known as The river of kings and it provided information about kings of Kashmir
Gita Govinda-
It is a work composed by the 12th-century Hindu poet, Jayadeva
It is a poetic composition that is dedicated to Lord Krishna,Radha and Gopis
It was also translated by Willam jones in1792(Asiatic society of calcuta)
The Prithviraj Raso-
It is written by Chand Bardai
It is a poetic compilation written on Prithviraj chauhan in braj language
Other-
Keerthanarjuneeya (poem) by Bhairavi
Ravanavada by Bharthruhari
Prithviraja Vijaya(poem) written by kashmiri poet jananayaka
Maahaviracharita (Sanskrit drama) by Bhavabhutti
The Kathāsaritsāgara ("Ocean of the Streams of Stories") written by Somadeva inSanskrit