Textbook
Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8)
The simplest possible start: short, illustrated and the base of countless exam questions.
Karkota Dynasty of Kashmir
Dynasty
Level 2
c. 625 CE – c. 855 CE
Kashmir dynasty of Lalitaditya Muktapida.
- Capital
- Parihasapura / Srinagar
- Region
- North
- Duration
- 230 years
- Main period
- Post-Gupta / Early Medieval
Approximate extent.
At a glance
Move along the chart to read any year; click a ruler or event to open the map there.
Rulers
- Lalitaditya Muktapida Kingc. 724 CE – c. 760 CEMartand Sun Temple.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
Key events
| Year | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| c. 740 CE | Lalitaditya's Martand Sun Temple | Martand |
📚 Recommended reading on the Karkota Dynasty of Kashmir
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Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12)
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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
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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.
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Was there feudalism in Indian history?
The best-known critique of the feudalism model; read it alongside R. S. Sharma's reply.
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Politics, violence and war in Kāmandaka's Nītisāra
Ideas of kingship, power and war in the Nītisāra, an early medieval text on statecraft.
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Urbanisation in South India: The Role of Ideology and Polity
How temples and royal power drove the growth of towns in early medieval South India.
🕸 Connections 12 links
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🗂 Era 1
- Medieval IndiaPart of this era
⏳ Periods 1
- Post-Gupta / Early MedievalBelongs to this period
🏛 Kingdoms & empires 3
- Pallava Dynasty 275 CE – 897 CEExisted at the same time (230 years)
- Chalukyas of Badami 543 CE – 753 CEExisted at the same time (128 years)
- Rashtrakuta Empire 753 CE – 982 CEExisted at the same time (102 years)
👑 Rulers 1
- Lalitaditya Muktapida 724 CE – 760 CERuled it
⚔ Events 1
- Lalitaditya's Martand Sun Temple c. 740 CEHappened in it
📄 Research 3
- How feudal was Indian feudalism? R. S. Sharma · 1985Research on this topic
- Was there feudalism in Indian history? Harbans Mukhia · 1981Research on this topic
- Politics, violence and war in Kāmandaka's Nītisāra Upinder Singh · 2010Research 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 Karkota Dynasty of Kashmir 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: 230 years
Pallava Dynasty ★
South · c. 275 CE – c. 897 CE
Overlap: 230 years
Chalukyas of Badami ★
Deccan · c. 543 CE – c. 753 CE
Overlap: 128 years
Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Shakambhari ★
West · c. 650 CE – c. 1194
Overlap: 205 years
Gurjara-Pratihara Empire ★
North · c. 730 CE – c. 1036
Overlap: 125 years
Pala Empire ★
East · c. 750 CE – c. 1161
Overlap: 105 years
Rashtrakuta Empire ★
Deccan · c. 753 CE – c. 982 CE
Overlap: 102 years
Western Ganga Dynasty
South · c. 350 CE – c. 1000
Overlap: 230 years
Kamarupa
Northeast · c. 350 CE – c. 1140
Overlap: 230 years
Licchavi Kingdom of Nepal
Himalaya · c. 400 CE – c. 750 CE
Overlap: 125 years
Maitraka Dynasty
West · c. 475 CE – c. 776 CE
Overlap: 151 years
Later Guptas of Magadha
East · c. 490 CE – c. 750 CE
Overlap: 125 years
Pandya Kingdom (First Empire)
South · c. 590 CE – c. 920 CE
Overlap: 230 years
Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi
Deccan · c. 624 CE – c. 1075
Overlap: 230 years
Brahmin Dynasty of Sindh (Chach)
Northwest · c. 632 CE – c. 712 CE
Overlap: 80 years
Turk Shahis
Northwest · c. 665 CE – c. 822 CE
Overlap: 157 years
Kalachuris of Tripuri
Central · c. 675 CE – 1212
Overlap: 180 years
Umayyad Caliphate — Sindh province
Northwest · c. 712 CE – c. 750 CE
Overlap: 38 years
Guhilas of Medapata
West · c. 728 CE – 1303
Overlap: 127 years
Tomaras of Delhi
North · c. 736 CE – c. 1152
Overlap: 119 years
Abbasid Caliphate — Sindh province
Northwest · c. 750 CE – c. 854 CE
Overlap: 104 years
Thakuri Kingdom of Nepal
Himalaya · c. 750 CE – 1200
Overlap: 105 years
Chera Perumals of Makotai
South · c. 800 CE – c. 1124
Overlap: 55 years
Paramara Dynasty
Central · c. 800 CE – 1305
Overlap: 55 years
Hindu Shahis
Northwest · c. 822 CE – c. 1026
Overlap: 33 years