Pratihara Dynasty : Pratihara Dynasty of Mandore

History of Pratihara Dynasty

• The place of origin of Pratiharas in Rajasthan was Mandore (Jodhpur).

Princely states of Pratihara dynasty in Rajasthan

1. Pratihara dynasty of Mandore

Harishchandra :-

• He was the Adipurush of Pratiharas of Mandore.
• In the Pratihara inscriptions he is considered a Brahmin. That is, in the Pratihara inscriptions he is called Vipra Harishchandra.
• He was a knower of the Vedas.
• He was adept in yoga.
• Title : Rohaliddhi (One who is adept in yoga is called Rohaliddhi.)
• His four sons conquered Mandore and built a rampart there.
• Son :-
  1. Rajjil
  2. Bhogbhatt
  3. Kakka
  4. Dadda

Prominent king of Pratihara dynasty in Mandore

1. Rajjil

• He was the first Pratihara king of Mandore.

2. Narbhatt

• Title : Pellapelli

3. Nagabhatt

• He shifted his capital from Mandore to Merta (Nagaur).
• His elder son Tat became a sanyasi and started living in the holy ashram of Mandore.
• His younger son Bhoj became the king of Mandore and he brought his capital back to Mandore from Merta.

4. Shiluk

• He took over Tamani/Travaani (Phalodi) and Valla (Jaisalmer).
• He defeated the king of Valla, Devraj Bhatti and snatched his canopy.

5. Kakka

• He was a knowledgeable person of grammar, logic, poetry and astrology.
• Son :-
  1. Bauk (Elder son)
  2. Kakuka (Younger son)

Battle of Munger :-

• Location : Munger (Bihar)
• Middle : Vatsaraja Pratihara (King of Pratihara dynasty in Bhinmal) Vs Dharmapala (King of Pal dynasty in Munger)
• Allies of Vatsaraja in this war :-
  1. Kakka
  2. Durlabhraj Chauhan (Sambhar)
• Vatsaraja was victorious in this war.

6. Bauk

• In 837 AD, he installed ‘Bauk Prashasti’ in the Vishnu temple of Mandore. Which is an important source of information about the Pratiharas of Mandore.

7. Kakuka

• In 861 AD, he got inscriptions installed at two places in Ghatiyala (Jodhpur). For example-
  1. Mata ki Saal :-
     • Language : Prakrit
     • It was earlier a Jain temple.
  2. Khakhu Deval :-
     • Language : Sanskrit
     • It is called Ganapati Stambh.
• He got Jai Stambh installed in Mandor and Rohinskoop.
• He got a market built in Rohinskoop (Ghatiyala).

Other Facts

Cherai inscription :-

• Time : 936 AD
• Place : Cherai village (Tinwari tehsil, Jodhpur)
• In this inscription we get the information about Jaskaran, son of Durlabhraj Pratihar.

Inscription of Sahajpal :-

• Time : 1139 AD
• Place : Mandore (Jodhpur)
• According to this inscription, Raipal Chauhan of Nadol had snatched Mandore from the Pratiharas.
• This inscription belongs to Raipal Chauhan’s son Sahajpal.
• Later, the Inda Pratiharas, troubled by their king Hammir Pratihara, gave Mandore as dowry to Rao Chunda Rathore (Marwar).