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Gahadavala dynasty

11th–12th century · 11th century · Also known as Gahadavalas

The Gahadavala dynasty ruled a kingdom in the middle Ganges plain of northern India, centred on Varanasi and Kannauj, from the late eleventh century until the end of the twelfth. Its kings, such as Govindachandra, were patrons of Hindu temples and Brahmins. The last great king, Jayachandra, was defeated and killed by Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad of Ghor at Chandawar in 1194.

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