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Turk Shahis
Dynasty
Level 2
c. 665 CE – c. 822 CE
Rulers of Kabul and Gandhara before the Hindu Shahis.
- Capital
- Kabul
- Region
- Northwest
- Duration
- 157 years
- Main period
- Post-Gupta / Early Medieval
Approximate extent.
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Turk Shahis 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: 157 years
Pallava Dynasty ★
South · c. 275 CE – c. 897 CE
Overlap: 157 years
Chalukyas of Badami ★
Deccan · c. 543 CE – c. 753 CE
Overlap: 88 years
Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Shakambhari ★
West · c. 650 CE – c. 1194
Overlap: 157 years
Gurjara-Pratihara Empire ★
North · c. 730 CE – c. 1036
Overlap: 92 years
Pala Empire ★
East · c. 750 CE – c. 1161
Overlap: 72 years
Rashtrakuta Empire ★
Deccan · c. 753 CE – c. 982 CE
Overlap: 69 years
Western Ganga Dynasty
South · c. 350 CE – c. 1000
Overlap: 157 years
Kamarupa
Northeast · c. 350 CE – c. 1140
Overlap: 157 years
Licchavi Kingdom of Nepal
Himalaya · c. 400 CE – c. 750 CE
Overlap: 85 years
Maitraka Dynasty
West · c. 475 CE – c. 776 CE
Overlap: 111 years
Later Guptas of Magadha
East · c. 490 CE – c. 750 CE
Overlap: 85 years
Pandya Kingdom (First Empire)
South · c. 590 CE – c. 920 CE
Overlap: 157 years
Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi
Deccan · c. 624 CE – c. 1075
Overlap: 157 years
Karkota Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 625 CE – c. 855 CE
Overlap: 157 years
Brahmin Dynasty of Sindh (Chach)
Northwest · c. 632 CE – c. 712 CE
Overlap: 47 years
Kalachuris of Tripuri
Central · c. 675 CE – 1212
Overlap: 147 years
Umayyad Caliphate — Sindh province
Northwest · c. 712 CE – c. 750 CE
Overlap: 38 years
Guhilas of Medapata
West · c. 728 CE – 1303
Overlap: 94 years
Tomaras of Delhi
North · c. 736 CE – c. 1152
Overlap: 86 years
Abbasid Caliphate — Sindh province
Northwest · c. 750 CE – c. 854 CE
Overlap: 72 years
Thakuri Kingdom of Nepal
Himalaya · c. 750 CE – 1200
Overlap: 72 years