History of Kanauj: To the Moslem ConquestKanauj is of high antiquity and renown. Founded long before the dawn of the Christian era, it first rose to importance in the sixth century a.d. when it became the capital of the Maukharis and when it grew rapidly in authority and influence till its conflict with later Guptas. This followed Harsa of Thaneswar assuming control of affairs in Kanauj. Harsa`s death plunged Kanauj into anarchy and darkness that lasted for about half a century. However, as a result of the protracted campaigns of the next rulers, Pratiharas, Kanauj grew to enormous dimensions camprising territories as widely apart as Saurastra and North Bengal, Magadha and Rajputana till it fell from its high position because of armed adventures of Mahmud and then Sihabuddin Ghori. History of Kanauj presents, in short the story of this ancient realm which is full of political vicissitudes and ephemeral grandeur. |
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
Variety of names | 3 |
vi Later notices of Kanauj | 15 |
ii Sources | 24 |
vi Was Kanauj the capital of the Maukharis? | 32 |
iii Isvaravarman | 37 |
vi Avantivarman | 47 |
ii Some Maukhari dates | 55 |
iv Mahendrapāla I | 224 |
iii Their original territories | 225 |
CHAPTER XI | 255 |
iii Mahendrapāla II | 269 |
v Vijayapāla | 278 |
vii Trilocanapāla and his successors | 289 |
ii Meagre sources | 296 |
i Candradeva | 303 |
PART II | 61 |
CHAPTER IV | 78 |
CHAPTER V | 100 |
Note A An objection | 120 |
CHAPTER VII | 151 |
Dandin Tamil Kavya | 165 |
CHAPTER VIII | 175 |
PART III | 188 |
xi Consideration of coins | 207 |
i Vajrayudha | 213 |
iii Cakrayudha | 219 |
Mätrarāja and Kumāradāsa | 223 |
iii Govindacandra | 310 |
i Vijayacandra | 319 |
b Moslem conquest of Kanauj | 326 |
iii Final disappearance of the kingdom of Kan | 333 |
78 | 334 |
1 Territorial divisions | 344 |
i Religion | 351 |
ii Position of the Brahmans | 359 |
Yaśovarman Vākpatirāja and Others | 373 |
Genealogical Tables | 389 |
The Novel in the +8 477 | |
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Common terms and phrases
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