Exploding the Myth of the Gūjara Identity of the Imperial Pratihāras

2012/06/01 by Shanta Rani Sharma · 3 citations
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paper · doi:10.1177/0376983612449525

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Abstract

Presenting new evidence from lately discovered inscriptions and a critical investigation of the earlier available epigraphic and literary material, this article conclusively disproves the Gūjar identification of the Imperial Pratihāras.

Citations

• Negotiating Identity and Status

Cited by

• Bhinmal [wikipedia]
• Nagabhata I [wikipedia]
• Pratihara dynasty [wikipedia]

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