Territorial change of Pratihara dynasty (Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty)

“Pratihara dynasty”(Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty) — appears in this map’s data from AD 732 to 1039. Its territory was largest in AD 783 – 787, at ≈ 919 thousand km².

Territory by period

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 783 – 787 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

Its highest rank was in AD 783: number 73 of 7.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

• Rashtrakuta Empire — 39 frames
• Habbari Emirate — 22 frames
• Chandelas of Jejakabhukti — 13 frames
• Pala Empire — 9 frames
• Paramara dynasty — 9 frames
• Kannauj — 8 frames
• Chalukya dynasty — 4 frames
• Chaulukya dynasty — 1 frames

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 15 by area.

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Gupta Empire · Empire of Harsha

Succeeded by: Chavda dynasty · Paramara dynasty · Chaulukya dynasty · Chandelas of Jejakabhukti

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Pratihara dynasty, also called the Gurjara-Pratiharas, the Pratiharas of Kannauj or the Imperial Pratiharas, was a prominent medieval Indian dynasty which initially ruled the Gurjaradesa until its victory in the Tripartite Struggle in 816 in which Pratiharas secured the throne of Kannauj.

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