who were the pratiharas? Describe how and where they came to power and how their kingdom ended.
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From 816 the capital was at Kanauj on the Ganges. ; The dynasty was weakened by attacks by the Rashtratkutas in the 10th century and its power was finally broken when Mahmud of Ghazni sacked Kanauj in 1018.
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Many historians claim that Gujaras came ti India with the Huns a warlike tribe from Central Asia at the end of the 5th century CE. They established their kingdoms in Punjab and Southern Rajasthan. By the time Hieun Tsang visited India in 7th century CE, they had come to be considered kshatriyas and of Indian origin. The Pratiharas were one of the most powerful of the various Gujara clans and the empire they established came to be known as Gujara-Pratiharas.
Nagabhata I (730-756 CE) established the Pratihara dynasty and took control of Ujjain. He was known for his repeated resistance to Arab invasion. After almost a century Nagabatta II captured Kannauj, the imperial city of Harsha, and made it his capital. His grandson Bhoja I (836-886 CE) was a powerful ruler. Under him the territory of Guajara-Pratiharas stretched from the foothills of Himalayas to the River Narmada and from Bengal to Sind.
The Gujara-Pratihara Empire broke up into several independent kingdoms around 950 CE. Around 1019 CE, Mahmud of Ghazni took control of Kannauj. This spelt the end of the Pratihara dynasty.