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Important Points to Remember in Chapter -1 - Emergence of Provincial Kingdoms from Unique Academic Board History of India Solutions

The emergence of Provincial Kingdoms

1.  After the decline of the Harshvardhana, there was not a single dynasty that ruled on the entire kingdom, rather, India was divided into several Provincial kingdoms. The lack of unity among the indigenous kingdoms gave room for the foreign invaders to exploit India and even to establish their respective kingdoms. Given below is the list of major provincial kingdoms.

Major Provincial Kingdoms and the associated area

Name of Kingdom Name of founder Area 
Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty Nagbhatta 1st Gujarat
Pala Dynasty Gopala West Bengal
Rashtrakutas Dynasty Dantidurga Karnataka
Sena Dynasty Vijayasena West Bengal
Paramara Dynasty Siyok Malwa
Chauhan Dynasty Vasudev Rajasthan

 

Karkota Dynasty Durlabhvardhan Kashmir
Lohara Dynasty Sangram Raj Kashmir
Gahadavala Dynasty Chandradeva Uttar Pradesh