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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty canonical | 7 |
| Gurjara-Pratihara Empire | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian dynasty
ⓘ
medieval empire ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Nagara temple architecture ⓘ |
| capital |
Kannauj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ujjain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| declineCause |
Rashtrakuta invasions
ⓘ
rise of regional Rajput powers ⓘ |
| endTime | 11th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Gurjara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
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ⓘ
conflicts with the Palas ⓘ conflicts with the Rashtrakutas ⓘ |
| notableMonument |
Sas-Bahu Temple, Gwalior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teli ka Mandir, Gwalior NERFINISHED ⓘ temples at Osian ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Mahendrapala I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahipala I NERFINISHED ⓘ Mihira Bhoja NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagabhata I NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagabhata II NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajyapala NERFINISHED ⓘ Rama Bhoja NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatsaraja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronized |
Jainism
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Shaivism ⓘ Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| peakUnder | Mihira Bhoja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Gurjara kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
North India
West India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| startTime | 8th century ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Gujarat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Bihar ⓘ parts of Haryana ⓘ parts of Punjab ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gurjara-Pratihara Empire