Tripartite struggle

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The Tripartite Struggle was a prolonged medieval power contest in northern India among the Rashtrakutas, Palas, and Gurjara-Pratiharas for control of the wealthy and strategically vital region around Kannauj.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval power struggle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
political conflict ⓘ
cause economic wealth of the Ganga valley ⓘ
strategic importance of Kannauj ⓘ
conflictBetween Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
Pala dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Pala Empire

Rashtrakuta dynasty ⓘ
describedIn later historical chronicles ⓘ
medieval Indian inscriptions ⓘ
endTime 10th century ⓘ
hasEffect decline of centralized imperial authority in north India ⓘ
rise of regional kingdoms in northern India ⓘ
hasParticipant Devapala ⓘ
Dharmapala ⓘ
Govinda III ⓘ
Indra III ⓘ
Nagabhata II ⓘ
Vatsaraja ⓘ
historicalPeriod early medieval India ⓘ
locatedIn northern India ⓘ
mainObjective control of Kannauj ⓘ
control of the Ganga-Yamuna doab ⓘ
partOf history of India ⓘ
history of Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
relatedTo Gurjara-Pratihara Empire ⓘ
Pala Empire ⓘ
Rashtrakuta Empire ⓘ
linked to: Rashtrakuta dynasty
result frequent change of control over Kannauj ⓘ
political fragmentation in northern India ⓘ
significantPlace Ganga-Yamuna doab ⓘ
Indo-Gangetic Plain ⓘ
Kannauj ⓘ
startTime 8th century ⓘ

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Rashtrakuta dynasty → militaryConflict → Tripartite struggle ⓘ
Kannauj → associatedWith → Tripartite struggle among Gurjara-Pratiharas, Palas and Rashtrakutas ⓘ
linked to: Tripartite struggle