Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty

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The Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty was a powerful medieval Indian ruling house that controlled much of northern and western India between the 8th and 11th centuries, noted for its military resistance to Arab invasions and its patronage of art and architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian dynasty ⓘ
medieval empire ⓘ
architecturalStyle Nagara temple architecture ⓘ
capital Kannauj ⓘ
Ujjain ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country India ⓘ
declineCause Rashtrakuta invasions ⓘ
rise of regional Rajput powers ⓘ
endTime 11th century ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Gurjara ⓘ
knownFor fortified cities ⓘ
patronage of architecture ⓘ
patronage of art ⓘ
resistance to Arab invasions ⓘ
temple construction ⓘ
tripartite struggle for Kannauj ⓘ
language Prakrit ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
militaryConflict Arab invasions of Sindh and western India ⓘ
conflicts with the Palas ⓘ
conflicts with the Rashtrakutas ⓘ
notableMonument Sas-Bahu Temple, Gwalior ⓘ
linked to: Sasbahu Temple

Teli ka Mandir, Gwalior ⓘ
temples at Osian ⓘ
notableRuler Mahendrapala I ⓘ
Mahipala I ⓘ
Mihira Bhoja ⓘ
Nagabhata I ⓘ
Nagabhata II ⓘ
Rajyapala ⓘ
Rama Bhoja ⓘ
Vatsaraja ⓘ
patronized Jainism ⓘ
Shaivism ⓘ
Vaishnavism ⓘ
peakUnder Mihira Bhoja ⓘ
politicalStructure feudal monarchy ⓘ
predecessor Gurjara kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Gurjara
region North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India

West India ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
startTime 8th century ⓘ
territoryIncludes Gujarat ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
Rajasthan ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
parts of Bihar ⓘ
parts of Haryana ⓘ
parts of Punjab ⓘ

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Maitraka dynasty → followedBy → Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
Chandela dynasty → predecessor → Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
Devapala → militaryConflict → Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
Gujjars → historicallyLinkedTo → Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
Paramara kingdom → precededBy → Gurjara-Pratihara Empire ⓘ
linked to: Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty
North Indian kingdoms → hasPart → Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
Chaulukya dynasty → precededBy → Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
Gahadavala dynasty → predecessor → Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
Kachchhapaghata dynasty → precededBy → Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty (regional authority) ⓘ
linked to: Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty
Pala dynasty → militaryConflict → Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
subject linked to: Pala
Nagabhata II → memberOf → Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
Nagabhata II → country → Gurjara-Pratihara Empire ⓘ
linked to: Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty
Nagabhata II → dynasty → Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
Vatsaraja → memberOf → Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
Vatsaraja → country → Gurjara-Pratihara kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty
Vatsaraja → dynasty → Gurjara-Pratihara ⓘ
linked to: Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty
Kanyakubja → flourishedDuring → Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
Kanyakubja → capitalOf → Gurjara-Pratihara Empire ⓘ
linked to: Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty
tripartite struggle for Kannauj → mainBelligerent → Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
tripartite struggle for Kannauj → contestedBy → Gurjara-Pratiharas ⓘ
linked to: Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty
Tripartite Struggle → conflictBetween → Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
subject linked to: Tripartite struggle
Tripartite Struggle → relatedTo → Gurjara-Pratihara Empire ⓘ
subject linked to: Tripartite struggle
linked to: Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty
Indra III → campaignAgainst → Pratihara Empire ⓘ
linked to: Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty
Gurjara → associatedWith → Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
Gurjara → linkedDynasty → Pratiharas ⓘ
linked to: Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty
Abhaneri stepwell → builtDuringDynasty → Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty
Abhaneri → associatedWithDynasty → Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ