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Paramara Dynasty
Dynasty
Level 2
c. 800 CE – 1305
Malwa dynasty of the scholar-king Bhoja.
- Capital
- Dhara (Dhar)
- Region
- Central
- Duration
- 505 years
- Main period
- Regional Kingdoms & Ghaznavid/Ghurid Expansion
Approximate extent.
At a glance
Move along the chart to read any year; click a ruler or event to open the map there.
Rulers
- Munja Kingc. 972 CE – c. 990 CE
- Bhoja Kingc. 1010 – c. 1055Scholar-king; Bhojshala and Bhojpur temple.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
Key events
| Year | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| c. 1055 | Death of Raja Bhoja Paramara power declined under attack from the Chaulukyas and Kalachuris. |
Dhar |
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Paramara Dynasty 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: 217 years
Pallava Dynasty ★
South · c. 275 CE – c. 897 CE
Overlap: 97 years
Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Shakambhari ★
West · c. 650 CE – c. 1194
Overlap: 394 years
Gurjara-Pratihara Empire ★
North · c. 730 CE – c. 1036
Overlap: 236 years
Pala Empire ★
East · c. 750 CE – c. 1161
Overlap: 361 years
Rashtrakuta Empire ★
Deccan · c. 753 CE – c. 982 CE
Overlap: 182 years
Chola Empire ★
South · c. 848 CE – 1279
Overlap: 431 years
Ghaznavid Empire ★
Northwest · c. 977 CE – c. 1186
Overlap: 209 years
Polonnaruwa Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1070 – 1232
Overlap: 162 years
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Overlap: 152 years
Malla Dynasty of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1201 – 1769
Overlap: 104 years
Delhi Sultanate ★
North · 1206 – 1526
Overlap: 99 years
Ahom Kingdom ★
Northeast · 1228 – 1826
Overlap: 77 years
Western Ganga Dynasty
South · c. 350 CE – c. 1000
Overlap: 200 years
Kamarupa
Northeast · c. 350 CE – c. 1140
Overlap: 340 years
Pandya Kingdom (First Empire)
South · c. 590 CE – c. 920 CE
Overlap: 120 years
Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi
Deccan · c. 624 CE – c. 1075
Overlap: 275 years
Karkota Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 625 CE – c. 855 CE
Overlap: 55 years
Kalachuris of Tripuri
Central · c. 675 CE – 1212
Overlap: 412 years
Guhilas of Medapata
West · c. 728 CE – 1303
Overlap: 503 years
Tomaras of Delhi
North · c. 736 CE – c. 1152
Overlap: 352 years
Abbasid Caliphate — Sindh province
Northwest · c. 750 CE – c. 854 CE
Overlap: 54 years
Thakuri Kingdom of Nepal
Himalaya · c. 750 CE – 1200
Overlap: 400 years
Chera Perumals of Makotai
South · c. 800 CE – c. 1124
Overlap: 324 years
Hindu Shahis
Northwest · c. 822 CE – c. 1026
Overlap: 204 years
Chandela Dynasty
Central · c. 831 CE – 1315
Overlap: 474 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: 304 years
Western Chalukyas of Kalyani
Deccan · c. 973 CE – c. 1189
Overlap: 216 years
Lohara Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 1003 – c. 1171
Overlap: 168 years
Hoysala Empire
South · c. 1026 – 1343
Overlap: 279 years
Soomra Dynasty
Northwest · c. 1026 – 1351
Overlap: 279 years
Sena Dynasty
East · c. 1070 – 1230
Overlap: 160 years
Eastern Ganga Dynasty
East · c. 1078 – 1434
Overlap: 227 years
Gahadavala Dynasty
Gangetic Plain · c. 1089 – c. 1197
Overlap: 108 years
Khasa Malla Kingdom
Himalaya · c. 1100 – c. 1400
Overlap: 205 years
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Overlap: 181 years
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Overlap: 177 years
Kakatiya Dynasty
Deccan · c. 1163 – 1323
Overlap: 142 years