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Rajyapala

Type Figure Region North India Time c. 960–1018 Also known as Rajyapala、Rajyapala of Kannauj、Rajyapala Pratihara

Rajyapala (died 1018) was one of the last effective rulers of the Pratihara (Gurjara-Pratihara) dynasty, ruling central northern India from his capit…

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  1. c. 990–1001Kannauj · Uttar PradeshRuled central northern India from his capital at Kannauj, inheriting the legacy of a declined Pratihara Empire; nominally still one of the strongest Hindu powers of northern India, but actual control was far weaker than before.
  2. 1001–1010Kannauj · Uttar PradeshBetween 1001 and 1010, facing Mahmud's invasions of northwestern India, Rajyapala joined princes such as the Kabul Shahi Anandapala in organizing resistance, sending troops to support the Shahi coalition, but could not turn the tide; the northern Indian states fought separately, allowing Ghaznavid forces to keep advancing eastward.
  3. 1010–1018Kannauj · Uttar PradeshIn his later years Pratihara hegemony declined further; in 1018 Rajyapala was killed when Mahmud's expedition sacked Kannauj, marking the end of the Pratihara dynasty as the leading power of northern India.

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