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The Kingdom of Kannauj (or the Empire of Kannauj)was a medieval kingdom in northern India from 510, [original research?] when it was established as a vassal state of the Gupta Empire, and as an independent sovereign state after 550, until 1036, when it collapsed after Ghaznavid invasions. [2]
[2] [3] In the medieval era, it formed the core of the Kingdom of Kannauj and was ruled by multiple successive royal families. It was also known as Mahodaya during the time of Mihira Bhoja. [4] It is situated 104 kilometres west of the state capital, Lucknow. Kannauj is famous for distilling of scents and perfumes.
The Pratihara dynasty, also called the Gurjara-Pratiharas, the Pratiharas of Kannauj or the Imperial Pratiharas, was a prominent medieval Indian dynasty which ruled over the Kingdom of Kannauj. It initially ruled the Gurjaradesa until its victory in the Tripartite Struggle in 816 which secured its right to the throne of Kannauj.
[a] Vakpati's work has been variously said to describe Yashovarman as either a divine incarnation of Vishnu [5] or a kshatriya of the Lunar dynasty; Cunningham considered him likely to be related to the Maukharis, who had ruled Kannauj prior to Harsa, and some Jain works say that he was related to the Chandraguptas who ruled the Mauryan empire. [6]
Arunāsva (also known as Aluonashun by the Chinese and as Arjuna [1]) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Kannauj, [2] and prior to this the governor of Tirabhukti.. He had been the governor of Tirhut and a minister at the court of Harsha and usurped the throne after his death, succeeding the Pushyabhuti dynasty. [3]
The Maukhari dynasty [b] was an Indian dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Kannauj and controlled the vast plains of Ganga-Yamuna for over six generations from their capital at Kannauj. They earlier served as vassals of the Guptas.
Yashovarman's successors did not expand the kingdom and were all weak kings, who did not pay much attention to administration. They are considered as unsuccessful rulers. [ 10 ] Āma , Dunduka , and Bhoja are considered as insignificant rulers, who achieved nothing of importance and reigned for 15–20 years. [ 11 ]
According to the Skanda Purana, Āma was a powerful king of Kanyakubja (Kannauj). During his reign, the Vaishnavites of his kingdom converted to Buddhism under the influence of a Buddhist monk, but re-converted to Vaishnavism sometime later. He had a daughter named Ratnaganga, who married his former feudatory Kumarapala.