Coexistence of Regional Dynasties in North India (1020s)

Name: Coexistence of Regional Dynasties in North India (1020s)
Start: 1020
End: 1029

Type Event Region North India Time 1020–1029

In the 1020s, North India had no unified empire; after the collapse of Gurjara-Pratihara hegemony, the Ganges Plain and central regions were divided …

Timeline

1020–1025Kanauj (Kannauj) · Ganges PlainThe Gahadavala dynasty vied with the Chandellas, Kalachuris, and other powers for control of the Ganges Plain, with Kanauj as the focal point of contention; the old Pratihara hegemony was a dynasty in name only, and North India entered an era of multi-centered competition.
1023–1029North India · North IndiaUnder Mahipala I the Pala dynasty retained Bengal's status as a Buddhist cultural center but had lost its central North Indian hegemony; western powers such as the Western Chalukyas and Paramaras of Malwa and the eastern dynasties formed a regional power network lacking any unifying imperial structure.

Sources

History of India, Vol. III: Hindu Civilisation during the Medieval Period — R. C. Majumdar (ed.) (1957)
The Gahadavalas of Kanauj — Roma Niyogi (1959)