PRATIHARAS

   Though the Pratiharas, also known as the Gurjara-Pratiharas, had risen to
   prominence somewhat earlier than the Palas, the real foundations of the
   Pratihara empire was laid by Bhoja who gradually rebuilt the empire and 
   regained the control over Kannauj by 836 AD. 
 
   King Bhoja's attempts to conquer Gujarat and Malwa led to his conflict with
   the Rashtrakutas. Parts of Malwa,Gujarat and some territories on the eastern
   side of the river Sutlej are believed to have formed the Bhoja empire. After
   the death of Devapala, Bhoja extended his empire to the east. He died in
   885 AD and was succeeded by his son Mahendrapala who ruled till 908-09 AD
   and extended the empire over Magadha and north Bengal. The Pratiharas were
   great patrons of art learning and literature. They built many fine buildings and
   temples. The Pratihara empire gradually declined after Mahipala, the grandson
   of Bhoja, was defeated by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna III in 915 AD. After the
   decline of Pratiharas, many kindoms sprang up which were ruled by the Rajput 
   kings, the Chauhans, the Paramaras and the Chandellas. 
  

  
 
   
  |PALAS|    |RASHTRAKUTAS|    |CHOLAS |    |MUSLIM INVASION| 

  |DELHI SULTANATE|    |SLAVE DYNASTY|     |KHILJIS|    |TUGHLAKS| 

  |TIMUR|    |SAYYADS|     |LODHIS|    |VIJAYANAGARA |    |BAHAMANI|  

  |BHAKTI MOVEMENT |    |SUFISM|     |MUGHALS|    |SHERSHAH| 
 
  |MUGHALS RE-ESTABLISHED|    |SIKH POWER|