Which of the following rulers does not belong to Gurjara-Pratihar dynasty ?

Correct Answer: D. Bharatrabhatta-I

Explanation: Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty Branch/ Major Rulers (in chronological order) Region Mandor Founder: Harishchandra – Mentioned in e the Ghatiyala inscription (836 AD). Pratihar ● Rajjil – Start of the dynasty. Branch ● Nagabhatta (Mandore) – Moved the capital to Merta. ● Shiluk – 10th generation, two queens: Padmini and Durlabhdevi. ● Bauk – 837 AD, Jodhpur inscription. ● Kakkuk – 816 AD, Ghatiyala inscription, construction of the victory pillar. Pratihara control over Mandore ended after Kamkuk. 1145 AD – Sahajpal Chauhan inscription, Chauhan dominance. 1395 AD – Mandore was given as dowry to Rathore Chunda. Jalore/B ● Nagabhatta I (730–760 AD) – Drove the hinmal Arabs out of Sindh, "Destroyer of the Branch Mlechhas." ● Kakustha (Kamkuk) – 760–783 AD, nephew of Nagabhatta. ● Devaraja – brother of Kakustha. ● Vatsaraja (783–795 AD) – First emperor, initiator of the Tripartite Struggle. ● Nagabhatta II (795–833 AD) – Made Kannauj the capital, fought with the Rashtrakutas. ● Ramabhadra (833–836 AD) – Period of decline. ● Mihirbhoj (836–885 AD) – Most powerful ruler, "Adivarah," mentioned by the Arab traveler Sulaiman. ● Mahendrapala I (885–910 AD) – Court poet Rajasekhara. ● Bhoja II (910–913 AD) – Succession struggle. ● Mahipala I (913–943 AD) – Invasion by Rashtrakuta Indra III, mentioned by Al-Masudi. ● Mahendrapala II (945–948 AD) ● Devapala (948–949 AD) ● Vinayakapala (953–954 AD) ● Mahipala II (955–960 AD) ● Vijayapala (960–990 AD) ● Rajyapala (990–1019 AD) – Ghaznavid invasion (1018–19 AD). ● Trilochanapala (1019–1027 AD) – Period of struggle. ● Yashpala (1027–1093 AD) – Last ruler; Gahadavala dynasty (Chandradeva) captured Kannauj. Ujjain ● Nagabhatta I (730–760 AD) – Made Branch Ujjain the capital. ● Nagabhatta II (795–833 AD) – Regained control of Ujjain. ● Mahipala I (913–943 AD) – Rashtrakutas gained control of Ujjain. Kannauj ● Vatsaraja (783–795 AD) – Kannauj branch conflict begins. (main ● Nagabhatta II (795–833 AD) – Kannauj kingdom became the capital. ) ● Mihirbhoj (836–885 AD) – The empire reached its peak. ● Mahendrapala I (885–910 AD) – The literary flourishing period (Rajasekhara). ● Mahipala I (913–943 AD) – Rashtrakuta conflict. ● Rajyapala (990–1019 AD) – Ghaznavid invasion. ● Yashpala (1027–1093 AD) – The end of the Pratihara dynasty. Other ● Rajorgarh – Madandev. branche ● Merta – Nagabhatta-I. s (as per ● Bharuch – Dvadva/Daddha. Nanasi) ● A total of 26 branches have been described, but details of most are lost.