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 NERFINISHED
Pala dynasty NERFINISHED
Rashtrakuta dynasty NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Dharmapala NERFINISHED
Govinda III NERFINISHED
Indra III NERFINISHED
Nagabhata II NERFINISHED
Vatsaraja NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Pala Empire NERFINISHED
Rashtrakuta Empire NERFINISHED
result frequent change of control over Kannauj
political fragmentation in northern India
significantPlace Ganga-Yamuna doab
Indo-Gangetic Plain NERFINISHED
Kannauj NERFINISHED
startTime 8th century

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Kannauj associatedWith Tripartite struggle
this entity surface form: Tripartite struggle among Gurjara-Pratiharas, Palas and Rashtrakutas
Rashtrakuta dynasty militaryConflict Tripartite struggle