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Rajashekhara
Poet / writer
Gurjara-Pratihara Empire
active c. 900 CE
Author of the Karpuramanjari and Kavyamimamsa.
Their world
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The map shows Gurjara-Pratihara Empire around their lifetime and where the events of their lifetime took place.
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Rulers of the time
Vima Taktu
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 80 CE – c. 95 CE
Amoghavarsha I
King, Rashtrakuta Empire · c. 814 CE – c. 878 CE
Mihira Bhoja
King, Gurjara-Pratihara Empire · c. 836 CE – c. 885 CE
Vijayalaya
King, Chola Empire · c. 848 CE – c. 871 CE
Aditya I
King, Chola Empire · c. 871 CE – c. 907 CE
Aparajita
King, Pallava Dynasty · c. 885 CE – c. 897 CE
Mahendrapala I
King, Gurjara-Pratihara Empire · c. 885 CE – c. 910 CE
Parantaka I
King, Chola Empire · c. 907 CE – c. 955 CE
Yashovarman
King, Chandela Dynasty · c. 925 CE – c. 950 CE
Events in their lifetime
| 879 CE | Nepal Samvat era begins |
| c. 916 CE | Indra III sacks Kannauj The Pratiharas were temporarily driven out of Kannauj. |
Contemporaries
Sorted by how long their lives overlapped. The bar shows when, within Rajashekhara’s life.
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