Gurjara-Pratihara

Gurjara-Pratihara were medieval dynasty who established their rules in India. It was in the mid sixth century AD, we first heard of the Gurjara or Gurjar, who were newly emerging people. They were to provide one of the strongest dynasties of the Middle Ages in India. They were later called Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty and their kingdom were come to know as Gurjara-Pratihara kingdom. Dadda founded the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty and established the Gurjar rule at Nandipur (Nandol) in AD 650.

The other famous Gurjar Kings and their periods of rule were Dadda 1-2-3 (650-750) Nag Bhatta-1 (750?-780) Vatsraj (780-800) ParamBhattarak Parmeshwar Nag Bhatta-2 (800-833) Rambhadra (833-835) Samrat Mihir Bhoj Mahan or The Great Bhoja (835-890 AD) Mahenderpal-1 (890-910) Bhoj-2 (910-913) Samrat Mahipal (913-944) Mahenderpal-2 (944-948) Devpal (948-954) Vinaykpal (954-955) Mahipal-2 (955-956) Vijaypal-2 (956-960) Rajyapal (960-1018) Trilochan (1018-1027), and Yashpal (1024-1036).

In the mid sixth century AD, Hunas destroyed or dispersed this older martial tribes of Rajasthan and pushed them farther to Gujarat which derived its name probably from Gurjara rule. They successfully resisted Arab invasions. In the 9th and 10th centuries, the Gurjara-Pratiharas were emerged as the most powerful Kings of Northern India. They became weaker afterwards due to various reasons including feuds within and invasions from outside. After ruling for centuries their down fall began during muslim invasions. In 1697 Al-ud-Din Khijli destroyed the last rule of gurjars in India.

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