Kingdom of Kannauj Kannauj Rājya (Shauraseni) | |||||||||
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| 510–816 | |||||||||
.png) The Kingdom of Kannauj in 575 | |||||||||
.png) The Kingdom of Kannauj in 634 under Harshavardhan | |||||||||
| Capital | Kannauj | ||||||||
| Official languages | Sanskrit | ||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 510–520 | Harivarman (first) | ||||||||
• 790–816 | Chakrayudha (last) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early Mediaeval Era | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
The Kingdom of Kannauj was a kingdom in Northern India during the Early Mediaeval Era. It was established by Harivarman in 510 who was crowned Maharaja of Kannauj by the Magadhan Emperor.[1] The kingdom of Kannauj expanded into a vast realm that spanned across northern India during the reign of Harshavardhana in the early seventh century.
Kannauj became the most important city in North India during this period, and hence was contested by the three great powers of the subcontinent of the period — the Gurjara Empire under the Pratihara dynasty, the Bengal Empire under the Pala dynasty, and the Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta.[2][3] The prestige of Kannauj sowly dwindled after the war and Delhi became the most important city of North India.
- ^ Tripathi, Rama S. (1989). History of Kanauj: To the Moslem Conquest. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 36. ISBN 9788120804043.
- ^ Pratiyogita Darpan. Upkar Prakashan. p. 9. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ R.C. Majumdar (1994). Ancient India. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 282–285. ISBN 978-81-208-0436-4.
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