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Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8)
The simplest possible start: short, illustrated and the base of countless exam questions.
Hindu Shahis
Dynasty
Level 2
c. 822 CE – c. 1026
Dynasty of Jayapala and Anandapala, defeated by Mahmud of Ghazni.
- Capital
- Udabhandapura (Hund)
- Region
- Northwest
- Duration
- 204 years
- Main period
- Tripartite Struggle
Approximate extent.
At a glance
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822 CE850 CE900 CE950 CE10001026
Rulers
- Jayapala Kingc. 964 CE – c. 1001Defeated by Mahmud at Peshawar.
- Anandapala Kingc. 1001 – c. 1010
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
📚 Recommended reading on the Hindu Shahis
Textbook
Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12)
Source-based chapters on Harappa, Vijayanagara, the Mughal court and 1857 — essential for UPSC.
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An Introduction to Indian Art, Part I (Class 11)
The standard base for art and architecture questions — stupas, temples and sculpture.
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History of Medieval India
The go-to single volume on the Sultanate, Mughals and regional kingdoms.
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📄 Research papers
Paper🏛 Library access
🇮🇳 Indian scholarship
How feudal was Indian feudalism?
The case for 'Indian feudalism' after the Guptas: land grants, decline of trade and dependent peasants.
Paper🏛 Library access
🇮🇳 Indian scholarship
Political Processes and Structure of Polity in Early Medieval India: Problems of Perspective
Proposes 'integration' — the spread of state society into new regions — as the key to early medieval India.
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🗂 Era 1
- Medieval IndiaPart of this era
⏳ Periods 1
- Tripartite StruggleBelongs to this period
🏛 Kingdoms & empires 2
- Pallava Dynasty 275 CE – 897 CEExisted at the same time (75 years)
- Rashtrakuta Empire 753 CE – 982 CEExisted at the same time (160 years)
👑 Rulers 2
- Jayapala 964 CE – 1001Ruled it
- Anandapala 1001 – 1010Ruled it
📄 Research 2
- How feudal was Indian feudalism? R. S. Sharma · 1985Research on this topic
- Political Processes and Structure of Polity in Early Medieval India: Problems o… B. D. Chattopadhyaya · 1985Research on this topic
📚 Books 2
- Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8) NCERTRecommended reading
- Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12) NCERTRecommended reading
Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Hindu Shahis for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Anuradhapura Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 437 BCE – c. 1017
Overlap: 195 years
Pallava Dynasty ★
South · c. 275 CE – c. 897 CE
Overlap: 75 years
Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Shakambhari ★
West · c. 650 CE – c. 1194
Overlap: 204 years
Gurjara-Pratihara Empire ★
North · c. 730 CE – c. 1036
Overlap: 204 years
Pala Empire ★
East · c. 750 CE – c. 1161
Overlap: 204 years
Rashtrakuta Empire ★
Deccan · c. 753 CE – c. 982 CE
Overlap: 160 years
Chola Empire ★
South · c. 848 CE – 1279
Overlap: 178 years
Ghaznavid Empire ★
Northwest · c. 977 CE – c. 1186
Overlap: 49 years
Western Ganga Dynasty
South · c. 350 CE – c. 1000
Overlap: 178 years
Kamarupa
Northeast · c. 350 CE – c. 1140
Overlap: 204 years
Pandya Kingdom (First Empire)
South · c. 590 CE – c. 920 CE
Overlap: 98 years
Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi
Deccan · c. 624 CE – c. 1075
Overlap: 204 years
Karkota Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 625 CE – c. 855 CE
Overlap: 33 years
Kalachuris of Tripuri
Central · c. 675 CE – 1212
Overlap: 204 years
Guhilas of Medapata
West · c. 728 CE – 1303
Overlap: 204 years
Tomaras of Delhi
North · c. 736 CE – c. 1152
Overlap: 204 years
Abbasid Caliphate — Sindh province
Northwest · c. 750 CE – c. 854 CE
Overlap: 32 years
Thakuri Kingdom of Nepal
Himalaya · c. 750 CE – 1200
Overlap: 204 years
Chera Perumals of Makotai
South · c. 800 CE – c. 1124
Overlap: 204 years
Paramara Dynasty
Central · c. 800 CE – 1305
Overlap: 204 years
Chandela Dynasty
Central · c. 831 CE – 1315
Overlap: 195 years
Habbarid Emirate
Northwest · c. 854 CE – c. 1011
Overlap: 157 years
Utpala Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 855 CE – c. 1003
Overlap: 148 years
Chaulukyas (Solankis) of Gujarat
West · c. 940 CE – 1244
Overlap: 86 years
Western Chalukyas of Kalyani
Deccan · c. 973 CE – c. 1189
Overlap: 53 years