Question
Q92) Consider the following pairs:
King Dynasty
- Nannuka Chandela
- Jayashakti Paramara
- Nagabhata II Gurjara-Pratihara
- Bhoja Rashtrakuta
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
- Only one pair
- Only two pairs
- Only three pairs
- All four pairs
Answer: 2
Detailed Explanation
| Name of Dynasty | Founder | Area Under Control | Capital | Important Rulers | How the Dynasty Came to an End |
| Tomars of Delhi | Anangpal I | Delhi | Anangpur, later Lal Kot (Delhi) | Anangpal II
(Dhilikapuri) |
Defeated by Chauhans in 1152 CE |
| Chahamanas of Shakambhari | Simharaja | Delhi, Ajmer, Later on base at Ranthambore | Ajayameru (Ajmer) by Ajayaraja II | Prithviraja Chauhan III | Defeated by Muhammad Ghori in 1192 CE. |
| Ghadavalas of Kannauj | Chandra-deva | Upper Doab Region | Kannauj | Govind Chandra, Jayachandra | Defeated by the Ghurid Forces in 1194 CE (Battle of Chandawar) |
| Guhilas of Mewar | Bappa Rawal | Mewar (Chittor, Nagda, Ahar) | Chittor | Rawal Ratan Singh | Defeated by Alauddin Khilji in 1303 CE |
| Chandelas of Bundelkhand | Nannuka | Bundelkhand (Jejakabhukti) | Khajuraho, later Mahoba | Raja Vidyadhara, Paramardi | Defeated by Qutb-ud-din Aibak in 1203 CE |
| Paramaras of Malwa | Upendra,
Siyaka (First Sovereign Ruler) |
Malwa (Ujjain, Dhar, Mandu) | Ujjain, Dhar | Raja Bhoja | Defeated by the Delhi Sultanate |
| Solankis of Gujarat | Mularaja | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Malwa | Anhilwara (Patan) | Bhima I, Mulraja II,
Karnadeva |
Defeated by Alauddin Khilji in 1297 CE |
| Senas of Bengal | Samantasena | Bengal, Mithila, East Bihar | Gauda | Vijayasena, Ballalasena, Lakshmansena | Defeated by Bakhtiyar Khalji |
| Kalachuris of Chedis | Kokalla | Dahala (Jabalpur region) | Tripuri (Tewar) | Declined due to invasions and internal strife |
Major Rajput Clans
- The Gurjara Pratihara dynasty was founded by Nagabhatta I in the region of Malwa in the 8th century AD. Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ruled much of Northern India from the mid-8th to the 11th century. The expansion of the Gurjara-Pratihara kingdom involved constant conflicts with other contemporary powers such as the Palas and the Rashtrakutas known as the tripartite struggle over the city of Kannauj.
- Dantidurga was the founder of the dynasty called, Rashtrakuta dynasty (8th century AD). The capital of the Rastrakutas was Manyakheta or Malkhed near Sholapur. Dhruva-I, Krishna-I and Amoghavarsha were the other important rulers of this dynasty.
- The Chandela or Chandel was Indian Rajput clan of Central India. Nannuk, a ruler of small kingdom was the founder of Chandela Dynasty. Khajuraho was a strong hold of Nannuk who was considered as the chief of his clan. Vakapati succeeded his father in the first quarter of tenth century.
