History of India: ancient and medieval / Early medieval north India (750 to 1200)
Palas, Pratiharas and Rashtrakutas
Practise 2 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Palas: Gopala's election, Dharmapala (Vikramashila, Somapura), Devapala; Buddhist patronage; Pala art
- Gurjara-Pratiharas: Nagabhata I and II, Mihira Bhoja, Mahendrapala; check on Arab expansion
- Rashtrakutas: Dantidurga, Krishna I (Kailasa temple), Amoghavarsha I (Kavirajamarga), Indra III, Krishna III
- Tripartite struggle for Kanauj and its outcome; Kanauj as the symbol of sovereignty
Where to study
History of Medieval India · Satish Chandra
- ch. 2
Our Pasts II, Class VII, ch. 2 Kings and Kingdoms
- ch. 2 Kings and Kingdoms, pp. 1-14 (printed 16-29)
- ch. 2 Kings and Kingdoms, The Emergence of New Dynasties; Warfare for Wealth (Palas), pp. 1-6 (printed 16-21)
- ch. 2 Kings and Kingdoms, Prashastis and Land Grants: The 'achievements' of Nagabhata; Warfare for Wealth, pp. 4-6 (printed 19-21)
- ch. 2 Kings and Kingdoms, The Emergence of New Dynasties (Dantidurga), pp. 1-2 (printed 16-17)
- ch. 2 Kings and Kingdoms, Warfare for Wealth (the tripartite struggle for Kanauj), p. 6 (printed 21)
Tamil Nadu State Board Class XI History, Volume I
- Lesson 8 Harsha and Rise of Regional Kingdoms, pp. 128-142 (printed 124-138)
- Lesson 8 Harsha and Rise of Regional Kingdoms, 8.3 Establishment of the Pala Dynasty; Pala Rulers; Literature, pp. 135-136 (printed 131-132)
- Lesson 8 Harsha and Rise of Regional Kingdoms, Pala Rulers; III The Rashtrakutas (Pratiharas), pp. 135-137 (printed 131-133)
- Lesson 8 Harsha and Rise of Regional Kingdoms, III The Rashtrakutas; Literature; Architecture, pp. 137-138 (printed 133-134)
- Lesson 8 Harsha and Rise of Regional Kingdoms, Pala Rulers; III The Rashtrakutas (contest for Kanauj), pp. 135-138 (printed 131-134)