What is Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty?
{{Infobox former country | conventional_long_name = Gurjara Pratihara dynasty | title_leader = | leader1 = [[Nagabhata I]] (first) | year_leader1 = c. 730 – c. 760 | leader2 = [[Yasahpala (king)|Yasahpala]] (last) | year_leader2 = c. 1024 – c. 1036 | year_start = c. 730 CE | year_end = 1036 CE | event2 = [[Ghaznavid invasion of Kannauj|Conquest of Kannauj by Mahmud of Ghazni]] | date_event2 = 1008 CE | p1 = Chavda dynasty | p2 = Varman dynasty of Kannauj | s1 = Pala Empire | s2 = Chandela dynasty | s3 = Paramara of dynasty | s4 = Kalachuris of Tripuri | s5 = Tomara dynasty | s6 = Chavda dynasty | s7 = Chahamanas of Shakambhari | s8 = Ghaznavid Empire | s9 = Guhila dynasty | today = [[India]] [[Bangladesh]] [[Nepal]] | image_map = Map of the Gurjara-Pratiharas (circa 800-950 CE).png | map_width = 350 | map_caption = Map of the Gurjara-Pratiharas (circa 800-950 CE) | capital = *[[Ujjain|Avanti]] *[[Kannauj]] | religion = [[Hinduism]] | common_languages = [[Sanskrit]], [[Prakrit]] }} The '''''Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty''''' (also known as the Parihara Empire) was a powerful dynasty in the [[7th century|Late Classical Period]] on the [[Indian subcontinent]]. This dynasty ruled most of the Northern states of India. This dynasty ruled India for a huge period from the 7th century to the 11th century. They had [[Ujjain]] as the capital and later shifted to Kannauj.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XrDFEAAAQBAJ&dq=Pratihar+rajputs&pg=PA35|title=FAQ Volume-1 (History, Geography, Indian polity and Indian Economy)|last1=Sharma|first1=Prashant|last2=joshu|first2=Rajesh|date=2023-06-15|publi