Pratihar also called Pratihara is a clan of Rajputs.[1] They ruled a number of principalities including Kannauj,[2][1] Nagod,[3] and Mandore.[4]
Etymology and origin
editThe word Pratihara means Door-keeper and they claim to be descendants of Lord Lakshmana who was a Pratihara (door-keeper) of his brother Rama.[5][6] [2]
References
edit- ^ a b Satish Chandra (2006). Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals (1206–1526). Vol. 1. Har-Anand Publications. p. 19. ISBN 978-81-241-1064-5.
The middle of the tenth century saw the decay of two of the most powerful Rajput states which had dominated northern and central India during precedding centuries. These were Gurjara Pratihara Empire with their capital at Kannauj the first of the major Rajput kingdom
- ^ a b Ulian, Eva (2010-03-23). Rajput. WestBow Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-4497-0061-4.
Pratihara Dynasty from Kannauj near Agra- in spite of the fact that they too were Rajputs
- ^ Bhārata Kī Janagaṇanā, 1981: Madhya Pradeśa. Śr̥ṅkhalā 11 (in Hindi). Controller of Publications. 1983. pp. XXIII.
The chiefs of Nagod were Parihar Rajputs
- ^ Hooja, Rima (2006). A History of Rajasthan. Rupa & Company. ISBN 978-81-291-0890-6.
- ^ Tripathi 1959, p. 223.
- ^ Puri 1957, p. 7.