Hindu Shahis

Hindu Shahis
c. 843 CE–1026 CE
KARAKHANID KHANATE Cumans KIEVAN RUS' Pechenegs Kimeks KHITAN EMPIRE Kyrgyzs SRIVIJAYA 1000 QOCHO KHOTAN GHAZNAVID EMPIRE HINDU SHAHIS BUYIDS WESTERN CHALUKYAS PALA EMPIRE OGHUZ YABGUS SONG DYNASTY PAGAN DALI KHMER FATIMID CALIPHATE BYZANTINE EMPIRE GO- RYEO ◁ ▷ Location of the Hindu Shahis, and contemporary polities, c. 1000
Samarkand Herat GHAZNAVIDS Balkh Kandahar Ghazni Kabul Multan MULTAN EMIRATE UTPALAS KHOTAN TOMARAS Bost Merv Bukhara Territory of the Hindu Shahis with neighbouring polities circa 1000. Kabul, first capital, with Udabhanda and Lahore, next capitals of the Hindu Shahis.[1]
Capital	Kabul (843–870) Udabhandapura (870–1001) Lahore (1001–1026)
Religion	Hinduism
Government	Monarchy
Maharajadhiraja
• c. 843 CE	Kallar
• c. 850 CE	Samanta
• c. 880 CE	Lalliya
• c. 903 CE	Toramana
• c. 921 CE	Bhimadeva
• c. 964 CE	Jayapala
• c. 1002 CE	Anandapal
• c. 1010 CE	Trilocanapala
• c. 1021 CE	Bhimapala
Historical era	Early Middle Ages
• Established	c. 843 CE
• Disestablished	1026 CE
Preceded by Succeeded by Turk Shahi Taank Kingdom Ghaznavids
Today part of	Afghanistan Pakistan India

The Hindu Shahis (843–1026 CE)^[2] were a dynasty that had usurped power from the earlier Turk Shahis in the 9th century. The Hindu Shahis core territory is described as having been based in the regions of Eastern Afghanistan and Gandhara, encompassing the area up to the Sutlej river in modern day Punjab. The territorial zenith occurred under Jayapala in which the Shahi doman stretched from Lamghan and bordered Multan and Kashmir, extending to Lahore in the West.^[3] The empire was founded by Kallar in c. 843 CE after overthrowing Lagaturman, the last Turk Shahi king.