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Gahadavala Dynasty
Dynasty
Level 2
c. 1089 – c. 1197
Dynasty of Jayachandra, defeated at Chandawar.
- Capital
- Kannauj / Varanasi
- Region
- Gangetic Plain
- Duration
- 108 years
- Main period
- Regional Kingdoms & Ghaznavid/Ghurid Expansion
Approximate extent.
At a glance
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Rulers
- Govindachandra Kingc. 1114 – c. 1155
- Jayachandra King1170 – 1194Killed at the Battle of Chandawar.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Gahadavala Dynasty for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Shakambhari ★
West · c. 650 CE – c. 1194
Overlap: 105 years
Pala Empire ★
East · c. 750 CE – c. 1161
Overlap: 72 years
Chola Empire ★
South · c. 848 CE – 1279
Overlap: 108 years
Ghaznavid Empire ★
Northwest · c. 977 CE – c. 1186
Overlap: 97 years
Polonnaruwa Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1070 – 1232
Overlap: 108 years
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Overlap: 44 years
Kamarupa
Northeast · c. 350 CE – c. 1140
Overlap: 51 years
Kalachuris of Tripuri
Central · c. 675 CE – 1212
Overlap: 108 years
Guhilas of Medapata
West · c. 728 CE – 1303
Overlap: 108 years
Tomaras of Delhi
North · c. 736 CE – c. 1152
Overlap: 63 years
Thakuri Kingdom of Nepal
Himalaya · c. 750 CE – 1200
Overlap: 108 years
Chera Perumals of Makotai
South · c. 800 CE – c. 1124
Overlap: 35 years
Paramara Dynasty
Central · c. 800 CE – 1305
Overlap: 108 years
Chandela Dynasty
Central · c. 831 CE – 1315
Overlap: 108 years
Chaulukyas (Solankis) of Gujarat
West · c. 940 CE – 1244
Overlap: 108 years
Western Chalukyas of Kalyani
Deccan · c. 973 CE – c. 1189
Overlap: 100 years
Lohara Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 1003 – c. 1171
Overlap: 82 years
Hoysala Empire
South · c. 1026 – 1343
Overlap: 108 years
Soomra Dynasty
Northwest · c. 1026 – 1351
Overlap: 108 years
Sena Dynasty
East · c. 1070 – 1230
Overlap: 108 years
Eastern Ganga Dynasty
East · c. 1078 – 1434
Overlap: 108 years
Khasa Malla Kingdom
Himalaya · c. 1100 – c. 1400
Overlap: 97 years
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Overlap: 73 years
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Overlap: 69 years
Kakatiya Dynasty
Deccan · c. 1163 – 1323
Overlap: 34 years