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Kumarila Bhatta
Philosopher
active c. 700 CE
Leading philosopher of the Purva Mimamsa school.
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Rulers of the time
Kujula Kadphises
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 30 CE – c. 80 CE
Vima Taktu
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 80 CE – c. 95 CE
Vikramaditya I
King, Chalukyas of Badami · c. 655 CE – c. 680 CE
Narasimhavarman II (Rajasimha)
King, Pallava Dynasty · c. 695 CE – c. 728 CE
Nagabhata I
King, Gurjara-Pratihara Empire · c. 730 CE – c. 760 CE
Chach
King, Brahmin Dynasty of Sindh (Chach) · c. 632 CE – c. 671 CE
Raja Dahir
King, Brahmin Dynasty of Sindh (Chach) · c. 695 CE – c. 712 CE
Muhammad ibn Qasim
Commander, Umayyad Caliphate — Sindh province · 711 CE – 715 CE
Lalitaditya Muktapida
King, Karkota Dynasty of Kashmir · c. 724 CE – c. 760 CE
Events in their lifetime
| c. 700 CE | Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram |
| 712 CE | Muhammad ibn Qasim conquers Sindh Raja Dahir was killed and Sindh became an Umayyad province. |
Contemporaries
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