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Revision note: Early Medieval North India: Tripartite Struggle, Rajputs and Feudalism

  • Tripartite struggle for Kannauj: Pratiharas (Nagabhata II, Mihira Bhoja), Palas (Gopala elected, Dharmapala – Vikramashila), Rashtrakutas (Krishna I – Kailasa; Amoghavarsha – Kavirajamarga)
  • Rajputs: Agnikula legend (Prithviraj Raso); Chauhans – Tarain 1191/1192; Gahadavalas – Chandawar 1194; Paramara Bhoja; Chandelas – Khajuraho; Solankis – Modhera
  • Arabs: Muhammad bin Qasim – Sindh 712 CE (Raja Dahir); spread of Indian numerals
  • Mahmud of Ghazni: 17 raids, Somnath 1025; Al-Biruni (Kitab-ul-Hind), Firdausi (Shahnama)
  • Kalhana's Rajatarangini 1148; Lalitaditya – Martand temple
  • Feudalism debate: R.S. Sharma vs Mukhia/Chattopadhyaya
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