RASHTRAKUTAS DYANSTY: -Rashtrakutas were the feudatories of Chalukyas of Badami. -Founded by Dantidurga a feudatory of Vikramaditya II, and made Manyakhet his capital after defeating the Chalukya king. -Amoghavarsha I was the most famous king of this dynasty and wrote Kavirajamarga, a landmark literary work in the Kannada language. -Architecture reached a milestone in the Dravidian sty...

Gurjara - Pratihara Dynasty: -Founded by Nagabhatta I -Belonged to Rajput and Gujaras nomads of Central Asian tribes. -The Tripartite struggle between Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas and palas began during Vatsaraja's reign. -Vatsaraja defeated Dharmapala of Bengal but was defeated by Dhruva of Rashtrakutas. -Gurjara - Pratihara exploits are recorded in the Gwalior inscription. -The Pra...

Art and Architecture of Chalukya Kingdom: -They developed the Deccan Vesara style of temples. -Perfected in the art of Stone-building, i.e. stones finely joined without mortar. -Cave temples for Buddhists, Jainas & Brahmins. -Cave frescoes perfected by Chalukyas can be witnessed at Ajanta, like a painting depicting the reception given to a Persian embassy by Pulakesin II. -Built pop...

Chalukya dynasty: They ruled as three related yet individual dynasties, these are:- --Chalukyas of Badami --Chalukyas of Kalyani --Chalukyas of Vengi -Founder of Chalukya Dynasty : Pulakesin I in 535 A.D. -His Capital : Vatapipura (Presently known as Badami) and it was succeeded by Kirtivarman & Mangalesa. -Pulakesin II (610-642) : -Aihole inscription written by Ravikirti in a...

Harshavardhana Period: -Harsha founded the 'Harsha era' in 606 A.D. -He belonged to the Pushyabhuti dynasty. -Harshavardhan was the son of Prabhakaravardhan. -The history of Harsha's reign was written in 'Harshacharita' by his court poet, Banbhatta -All of north India except Kashmir from where he brought a tooth relic of the Buddha was under his control. -He was defeated by Chal...