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title: The Rashtrakuta, Gurjara-Pratihara and Pala Empires, Ancient India
author: w:user:Planemad
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11069/the-rashtrakuta-gurjara-pratihara-and-pala-empires/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Rashtrakuta, Gurjara-Pratihara and Pala Empires, Ancient India

_Authored by w:user:Planemad_

## Image File

[![The Rashtrakuta, Gurjara-Pratihara and Pala Empires, Ancient India](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11069.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11069.png)

## Image Caption

This map shows the territorial extent of the Rashtrakuta (8th century CE - 10th century CE), Gurjara-Pratihara or Pratihara (8th century CE - 11th century CE) and Pala (8th century CE - 12th century CE) empires. These three empires flourished in the late ancient period in [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/) (8th century CE onwards) and engaged in constant [warfare](https://www.worldhistory.org/warfare/) with each other over the control of the strategically and economically important Kanyakubja (Kannauj) Kingdom. The overlapping areas in the map show conquests which changed with time, depending on which [empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) was strong enough, either to [conquer](https://www.worldhistory.org/warfare/) enemy territory or to retake its lost areas.

## Cite This Work

### APA
w:user:Planemad. (2019, August 21). The Rashtrakuta, Gurjara-Pratihara and Pala Empires, Ancient India. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11069/the-rashtrakuta-gurjara-pratihara-and-pala-empires/>
### Chicago
w:user:Planemad. "The Rashtrakuta, Gurjara-Pratihara and Pala Empires, Ancient India." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 21, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11069/the-rashtrakuta-gurjara-pratihara-and-pala-empires/>.
### MLA
w:user:Planemad. "The Rashtrakuta, Gurjara-Pratihara and Pala Empires, Ancient India." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Aug 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11069/the-rashtrakuta-gurjara-pratihara-and-pala-empires/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Indian_Kanauj_triangle_map.svg) by [**w:user:Planemad**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Indian_Kanauj_triangle_map.svg). Submitted by [Dr Avantika Lal](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/avantika.lal30/ "User Page: Dr Avantika Lal"), published on 21 August 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.