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Name: Gurjaradesa

Type: Polity

Start: 601 AD

End: 750 AD

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Kingdom founded by Harichandra Rohilladhi at Mandore (Mandavyapura) in about 600 CE.

Establishment


  • January 601: The Gurjaradesa kingdom was founded by Harichandra Rohilladhi at Mandore in about 600 CE.
  • Chronology


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    1. Wars of conquest of Muktapida


    In the VIII century Muktapida, an Indian king of the Karkota dynasty of Kashmir, created a short-lived empire covering most of India.

  • January 741: Karkota ruler Lalitaditya Muktapida conquered extensive territories in India and Central Asia.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • May 606: After the fall of the Gupta Empire in the mid-6th century AD, northern India had again fallen apart into small republics and monarchies. Harsha of the Pushyabhuti Dynasty united the small republics from Punjab to central India and was crowned king in April 606.

  • January 617: Siladitya I was succeeded by his younger brother Kharagraha I, also known as Ishwaragraha. Virdi copperplate grant (616 CE) of Kharagraha I proves that his territories included Ujjain which is mentioned as "victorious camp".

  • January 691: The Chavda was a dynasty that ruled the region of modern-day Gujarat in India, from c. 690.

  • January 741: Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Nagabhata I (730-756) extended his control east and south from Mandor, conquering Malwa as far as Gwalior and the port of Bharuch in Gujarat.

  • January 741: Malwa was lost to Gurjara-Pratiharas before the arab invasion (735-736).

  • Disestablishment


  • January 751: Gurjaradesa submitted to the Pratiharas.
  • Selected Sources


  • Schwartzberg, J. E. (1992); A Historical Atlas of South Asia, Chicago (USA), p. 146
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