The Pratiharas are also called as Gurjara-Pratihars, because of their origin from Gujaratra or south-western
Rajasthan. They were at first local officials but were able to make out a series of principalities in central and eastern Rajasthan. They gained prominence on account of their resistance to Arab incursions from Sindh into Rajasthan. The founder of the Pratihara Empire was the greatest ruler of the dynasty, Bhoja. He rebuilt the empire and by about 836, he recovered Kanauj which remained the capital of Pratihara Empire for almost a century. His continuous conquests helped him to retain his control over the parts of Malwa and some parts of
Gujarat. His territories extended to the eastern side of the
river Sutlej. Following the death of the Pala King, Devapala, Bhoja extended his empire to the east also.The Pratiharas thus dominated north India for over a hundred years, from the middle of the ninth to the middle of the tenth century.
The Pratiharas are also called as Gurjara-Pratihars, because of their origin from Gujaratra or south-western Rajasthan. They were at first local officials but were able to make out a series of principalities in central and eastern Rajasthan. They gained prominence on account of their resistance to Arab incursions from Sindh into Rajasthan. The founder of the Pratihara Empire was the greatest ruler of the dynasty, Bhoja. He rebuilt the empire and by about 836, he recovered Kanauj which remained the capital of Pratihara Empire for almost a century. His continuous conquests helped him to retain his control over the parts of Malwa and some parts of Gujarat. His territories extended to the eastern side of the river Sutlej. Following the death of the Pala King, Devapala, Bhoja extended his empire to the east also.The Pratiharas thus dominated north India for over a hundred years, from the middle of the ninth to the middle of the tenth century.
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