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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. The Maukharis established their independence during the mid 6th century.
During the reign of Jivitagupta's son Kumaragupta, the dynasty developed a rivalry with the Maukharis for control of the Ganges valley. [4] Kumaragupta defeated the Maukhari king Ishanavarman in 554 CE, and extended his territory to Prayaga. His son Damodaragupta suffered reverses against the Maukharis and was pushed back into Magadha. [7]
At its zenith, the dynasty ruled over an empire that spanned much of the northern Indian subcontinent. [20] This period has been considered as the Golden Age of India by some historians, [21] although this characterisation has been disputed by others. [note 1] [23] [24] The ruling dynasty of the empire was founded by Gupta.
Sasanian Empire King Khosrow I sits before the chessboard, while his vizir and the Indian envoy of Kannauj are playing chess. Shahnama, 10th century CE. [7]Sharvarman was an important rival of the Late Guptas king Mahasenagupta (r. c. 562-601 CE) during the period 575-585 CE.
Centuries later, a Hindu king named Anantavarman, of Maukhari dynasty, dedicated Hindu murti (images) of Vaishnavism, Shaivism and Shaktism in three of these caves in the 5th or 6th century. [4] To mark the consecration, he left inscriptions in Sanskrit. These inscriptions are in then prevalent Gupta script and these have survived.
The Maukhari dynasty came to power with the decline of the Gupta Empire. During the reign of Harshavardhana (590–647), the Kannauj empire reached its zenith. [ 18 ] It spanned from Punjab in the north and Gujarat in the west to Bengal in the east and Odisha in the south. [ 9 ]
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The Paramara dynasty was a Rajput dynasty in early Medieval India who ruled over Malwa region in central India. [68] This dynasty was founded by Upendra in c. 800 CE. The most significant ruler of this dynasty was Bhoja who was a philosopher king and polymath .