76 A 1 Chalukyas Rashtrakutas Pallavas Palas Cholas Tripartite struggle 10 Sun

Qts 1 Chalukyas of Vatapi/Vadami (543-755 AD)


1.Founder- Pulakesin-I. Established their kingdom at Vatapi (modern Badami, Karnataka).

2.Pulakesin-II , who was a contemporary of Harsha

3.Pulakesin-II sent an embassy to the Persian king, Khusro-II.

4. Pulakesin-II  court poet, Ravikinti, wrote Aihole inscription.

5. Hiuen Tsang visited Pulakesin-II kingdom.

6.Much of the paintings and sculptures of the Ajanta and Ellora caves were completed during the Chalukyan reign.

7.Pallava ruler Narsimhavarman Mammala invaded the Chalukya kingdom, killed Pulakesin II 

8. Chalukyas were overthrown by their feudatories, the Rashtrakutas.


Qts 2 Explain Rashtrakutas

1.Founder-Dantidurga (Originally district officers under Chalukyas of Badami).

2.Their king Krishna-I is remembered for constructing the famous rock-cut Kailasha temple at Ellora. 

3.Kailasha temple at Ellora    was constructed in the Dravidian style and Elaboratly carved with fine sculptures.

4.The king Amoghvarsha is popular

5.king Amoghvarsha  wrote the first Kannada poetry named Kaviraj Marg and Prashnottar Malika.

6. king Amoghvarsha   built the city of Manyakheta as his capital.

7. The king, Krishna-III set up a pillar of victory and a temple at Rameshwaram.

8. Rashtrakutas are credited with the building of cave shrine of Elephanta


Qts 3 Explain The Pallavas (575-897AD)

1. Founder-Simhavishnu. 

2  Pallavas set up their capital at Kanchi (south of Chennai).

3.Narshimhavarman was their greatest king.

5. Narshimhavarman  founded the town of Mamalapuram (Mahabalipuram) 

6 Narshimhavarman  adorned with beautiful rock-cut Raths or Seven Pagoras.

7  Hiuen Tsang visited Kanchi during Narshimhavarman  reign.

8. Pallavas began the Dravida style of temple architecture.


Qts 4 Write The Palas of Bengal  (750-1150)

1 Its founder was Gopala (750 AD) who was elected to the throne as he had proved his valour and capability as a leader.

2.Capital - Monghyr

3.Then came Dharmapala who won Kannauj.

4. Dharampala founded Vikramsila University, revived Nalanda University. 

5.  Dharampala  was one of the patrons of Buddhism.

6.Then came Devapala who won Orrisa and Assam.

7. Devapala defeated Pratihara king Bhoja and Rashtrakuta king Amoghvarsha.

8. Then came Mahipala who was attacked and defeated by Rajendra Chola.


Qts 5 Explin The Cholas (846-1279 AD)

1.Founder-Vijayalaya.

2. Capital was Tanjore.

3.The greatest Chola rulers were Rajaraja-I (985-1014) and his son Rajendra I (1014- 1044).

4.Rajaraja-I annexed northern Sri Lanka and named it Mummadi-Cholamandalam.

5.Rajaraja-I   conquered Maldives islands

6.Rajaraja I constructed Rajrajeshwari temple (also called Brihadeshwar Shiva temple) at Thanjavur.

7.Rajaraja  son Rajendra-I annexed the whole of Sri Lanka. 

8.In the North, Rajendra-I went as far as Ganga and Dominions of the Pala king Mahipal
.
9. Rajendra-I  took the title of Gangaikonda after that.


Qts 6 Explain Tripartite struggle

1.Towards the close of the 8th century AD, there were three great power in India- the Palas in the East, the Gurjar-Partiharas in the North and the Rashtrakutas in the Deccan.

2.The tripartite struggle for the supremacy among the Palas, the Partiharas and the Rashtrakutas was the important event of these centuries.

3.The main cause for this struggle was the desire to possess the city of Kannauj (Kannauj Distt., Uttar Pradesh) which was then a symbol of sovereignty.



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