Kachchhapaghata dynasty

Kachchhapaghatas
c. 950 –c.1196  CE[1]
The Sasbahu Temple, Gwalior, built in 1096 CE by Kachchhapaghata dynasty ruler Mahipala (r. c. 1090–1105). of Kachchhapaghat
The Sasbahu Temple, Gwalior, built in 1096 CE by Kachchhapaghata dynasty ruler Mahipala (r. c. 1090–1105).
Location of the Kachchhapaghata dynasty, and main contemporary South Asian polities in 1175, on the eve of the Ghurid Empire invasion of the subcontinent.[2][3]
Capital
Common languagesSanskrit
Religion
Hinduism
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraMedieval India
• Established
c. 950 
• Disestablished
c.1196  CE[1]
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty
Jaipur State
Ghurid dynasty
Mamluk dynasty (Delhi)
Today part ofIndia
Map
Find spots of the Kachchhapaghata inscriptions[4]
Sasbahu Temple detail.

The Kachchhapaghatas (IAST: Kacchapaghāta) were a Rajput dynasty that ruled between 10th and 12th centuries.[5] Their territory included north-western parts of Central India (present-day Madhya Pradesh).[6] The Kachhwaha Rajputs of Amber were from the same family.[7]

  1. ^ Mysore Ramsharma 1970, p. 134.
  2. ^ Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 37, 147. ISBN 0226742210.
  3. ^ Eaton, Richard M. (25 July 2019). India in the Persianate Age: 1000–1765. Penguin UK. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-14-196655-7.
  4. ^ Om Prakash Misra 2003, p. 15.
  5. ^ "Exploration Of Kadwaha, District Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh (2009–2010)". Bhopal: Archaeological Survey of India (Temple Survey Project). Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rahman_2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Wink, André (2002). Al-hind: The Making of the Indo-islamic World. BRILL. p. 287. ISBN 978-90-04-09249-5.