Gurjar Pratihara
Historians believe that after the Gupta period, Gurjara Pratiharas came to India from the central Asian region and settled in Rajasthan. Gradually, they gained political importance. The bardic tradition of Rajasthan claims that the Gurjara Pratiharas, Chalukyas, Parmaras, and Chahmanas were born out of a yajna done at Mount Abu.
- Founder of Gurjar Prathara was Harishchandra, 1st Ruler of Nagbhatta I
- The Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty was an imperial power during the Late Classical period on the Indian subcontinent that ruled much of Northern India from the mid-8th to the 11th century.
- He Ujjain and as his capital and with this he started with development of Pratihara community.
- He defeated the Arab commander Junaid, who had attacked him.
Nagbhatta II
- He is referred to as the real founder of Kingdom. He made Cannauj as his capital.
Mihirbhoj
- Title to his given as Prabhas means Lustrous person.
- He was a follower of Lord Vishnu.
- He used to issue coins with title Adi Varha.
Pala Dynasty
- He established Nolanda Vihar.
Dharampal
- He was a part of Tripartite struggle, fought between three parties, Gurjar Pratihara, Rashtrakutas and Paula. It was a fight to capture Kannauj.
- He established Vikramshila Vihar, which was later turned into university.
- He built somapur Vihar in Bihar, which today stand for UNESCO heritage site.
- He said to have donated 200 villages to develop Nalanda University.
Sen Dynasty
The Sen dynasty was a Hindu dynasty during the early medieval period on the Indian subcontinent, that ruled from Bengal through the 11th and 12th centuries. The empire at its peak covered much of the north-eastern region of the Indian subcontinent. The rulers of the Sen Dynasty traced their origin to the south Indian region of Karnataka.
Founder: Samant Sen
Capital: Gauda, Bikrampur, Vijayanagar
Common languages: Sanskrit
Government: Monarchy
Religion: Hinduism (Vedic Hinduism, Shaivism, Tantra, and Vaishnavism)
Hemant Sen
- He is regarded as the real founder of Sen Dynasty.
Vijaya Sen
- Title: Ariraj Vrishabh Shankr
Ballal Sen
- Title: Ariraj Ni Sen Shankar.
- He wrote den Sager.
- He started working on a book called Adhbudh Sastra, but could not complete it. It was later completed by his son Lakshmana Sen.
Lakshmana Sen
- Title AreIraj Madan Shankar.
- He had a famous poet in his court, Named Jaydev who wrote the book Geet Govind.
Chandel Dynasty
- Capital: Khajuraho, Kalanjara, Mahoba
- Religion: Hinduism, Jainism
- Common languages: Sanskrit
- Government: Monarchy
- Founder: Nannuk
Yashovarma
- He established a visual Temple name Chaturbhuj, Khajuraho.
Dhang
- He is regarded as the real founder of the Chandel Kingdom.
- He established certain temples there like Viswanath temple, Baikunth Nag Temple and Vaidnath Temple.
Chauhan Dynasty
The Chauhan dynasty dominated Delhi, Ajmer and Ranthambhore. They were also prominent at Godwar in the southwest of Rajputana, and at Hadoti in the east. This clan originated near Amber, which is now Jaipur in Rajasthan. The Chauhan’s of Gurjar clans are the Manipuri in Uttar Pradesh and the Neemrana in Alwar district of Rajasthan.
It is a legend mentioned in the Book Prithviraj Raso, that the dynasties of Chalukya, Parmar, Pratihar and Chauhan emerged from the fire pit of the young performed at Mt. Abu.
Founder: Vasudev
singh Raj
- He is termed as the real founder of the dynasty
Ajay Rai
- He founded the city of Ajmer.
- He had a picture of his queen, Shaumalya Davi, on the coins minted.
Prithvi Raj III
- Title: Rai Pithora.
- In 1191 first Battle of Tarain defeated Muhammad Gauri.
- In the Second Battle of Tarain: He was defeated by Mohammad Gauri.
Hariraj
Work done by their poets and authors:
- Prithviraj Raso: Chandrabardai
- Prithviraj Vijay: Jayanak Bhatt
- Lalit Vigreya Raj: Somdev
- Aalha Khand: Jagnik
