tripartite struggle for Kannauj
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The tripartite struggle for Kannauj was a prolonged 8th–9th century power contest among the Rashtrakutas, Palas, and Gurjara-Pratiharas for control of the strategically vital city of Kannauj in northern India.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical conflict
ⓘ
medieval Indian war ⓘ power struggle ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Kannauj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
control of Kannauj
ⓘ
control of northern India ⓘ |
| centerOfConflict | Kannauj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
inter-dynastic war
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succession to regional hegemony ⓘ territorial conflict ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
Gurjara-Pratiharas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palas NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashtrakutas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | prolonged ⓘ |
| era |
early medieval period of Indian history
ⓘ
post-Gupta period ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRegion |
Ganga plains
ⓘ
Indo-Gangetic plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early medieval India ⓘ |
| impact |
created conditions for later regional kingdoms
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weakened central authority in northern India ⓘ |
| involvedRuler |
Dharmapala of the Pala dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Govinda III of the Rashtrakuta dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Mihira Bhoja of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagabhata II of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kannauj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern India ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pala dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashtrakuta dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | medieval Indian inscriptions ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
control of political prestige associated with Kannauj
ⓘ
control of rich agricultural lands ⓘ |
| precededBy | decline of the Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) dynasty ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gurjara-Pratihara expansion in western and northern India
ⓘ
Pala expansion in eastern India ⓘ Rashtrakuta expansion in the Deccan ⓘ |
| result |
eventual dominance of Gurjara-Pratiharas in Kannauj
ⓘ
mutual exhaustion of major north Indian powers ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to fragmentation of power in northern India
ⓘ
illustrated rivalry among regional imperial powers ⓘ shaped political map of early medieval northern India ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of trade routes in northern India
ⓘ
domination of the Ganga-Yamuna doab ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Indian medieval history ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
8th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
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