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EXTRA QUESTIONS
Ans. After the death of Harshavardhan, his empire disintegrated into several small kingdoms. However,
three among them namely the Palas the Pratiharas & the Rashtrakutas emerged as powerful kingdoms
between 750 CE & 100 CE Hence, this period is known as the Age of Three Empires.
Q3. Who was Prithviraj Chauhan? When did he come to the throne?
Ans. Prithviraj Chauhan was the most powerful king of the Chauhan dynasty. He came to the throne in
1177 CE.
Ans. He checked the advances made by Muhammed Ghori of Ghor in Afghanistan by defeating him at
the battlefield of Tarain near Bhatinda.
Q5. Who was the founder of the Pratihara empire?
Ans. The Pratihara dynasty disintegrated into small kingdoms because its rulers were always engaged in
battles. This weakened the empire.
Ans. Amoghavarsha was a famous Rashtrakuta king. He was great lover of sanskrit. He wrote
Kaviragamarga, a Kannada poetry.
Ans. The Rashtrakutas built rock cuu temples at Ellora which belonged to Hindus Buddhists & jain sects.
This proves that they were tolerant to other religions.
Ans. The Pratiharas were also known as the Gujara Pratiharas because they were originated from
Gujarat. They ruled over Gujarat & south western Rajasthan.