Jun 12, 20231 min readCholas – Aditya I and Parantaka ICholas – Aditya I and Parantaka I Viajayalaya’s successor Aditya 1 ruled from 870 – 907 AD and expanded the empire by further defeating...
May 31, 20231 min readThe Three Great EmpiresThe Three Great Empires Thus unfortunately for India ended the era between the 8th and 11th century AD, for one empire extending up to...
May 31, 20231 min readGopala and DharampalaGopala and Dharampala – great Pala rulersHistorians describe a period of anarchy in Bengal which led to a succession of rulers trying to...
May 31, 20231 min readDecline of RashtrakutasDecline of Rashtrakutas After the death of Indra III in 929 AD, these were weak kings and much territory was lost. Krishna III briefly...
May 31, 20231 min readDhruva Dharavarsha and Krishna I of the RashtrakutasDhruva Dharavarsha and Krishna I of the Rashtrakutas Dantidurga was succeeded by two very able rulers – Krishna I who ruled from 756 to...
May 31, 20231 min readDantidurga of RashtrakutasDantidurga of Rashtrakutas The founder of the Rashtrakuta empire is King Dantidurga who ruled an area in Berar. He is said to have...
May 31, 20231 min readEnd of the PratiharasEnd of the Pratiharas After the capture briefly of Kannauj by Rashtrakutas in 916 AD, the rebellion of clans like Paramaras, Chauhans,...
May 31, 20231 min readDecline of PratiharasDecline of Pratiharas The Pratihara empire reached its height under Mahendrapala, son of Mihir Bhoj. From 890 AD to 910 AD. Then...