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Which Malwa king plundered Manyakheta in 972?Read the answer and worked solution →Which feudatory from Tardavadi declared independence after the sack of Manyakheta?Read the answer and worked solution →The Rashtrakutas built rock-cut cave temples at which two sites?Read the answer and worked solution →What status did the Rashtrakutas give the Kannada language?Read the answer and worked solution →The Tripartite Struggle was fought over the throne of which city?Read the answer and worked solution →Which three dynasties fought the Tripartite Struggle?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Pala king installed Chakrayudha on the throne of Kannauj?Read the answer and worked solution →Which title did Vatsaraja adopt after defeating Dharmapala?Read the answer and worked solution →In which battle did Nagabhata II defeat Dharmapala's forces in 816?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Rashtrakuta king defeated Vatsaraja and Dharmapala but kept no territory?Read the answer and worked solution →Which weak dynasty held Kannauj at the start of the Tripartite Struggle?Read the answer and worked solution →Which dynasty controlled much of northern India under Harshavardhana?Read the answer and worked solution →How did Gopala become the first Pala king?Read the answer and worked solution →What did matsya nyaya, describing Bengal before Gopala, mean?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the last strong Pala emperor?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Pala king recovered northern and eastern Bengal after 978 CE?Read the answer and worked solution →The Pala army was especially noted for which force?Read the answer and worked solution →Which regions formed the stronghold of the Pala Empire?Read the answer and worked solution →Which work was written by Buddhist Mahasiddhas during Pala rule?Read the answer and worked solution →Who documented the reign of Mahipala II in the Ramacharitam?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Kaivarta vassal killed Mahipala II and occupied Varendra?Read the answer and worked solution →The Pratiharas claimed descent from which legendary hero?Read the answer and worked solution →Which early Pratihara ruler defeated an Arab army in the Caliphate campaigns?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Arab chronicler praised the Pratihara cavalry in 851?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ruler succeeded Ramabhadra and led the Pratiharas towards their peak?Read the answer and worked solution →At which mountain does the Agnivansha legend place the fire-pit origin of four Rajput clans?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Chahamana ruler moved the capital to Ajayameru (Ajmer)?Read the answer and worked solution →Who defeated Prithviraj Chauhan at the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192?Read the answer and worked solution →Until the 10th century, the Chahamanas of Shakambhari were vassals of which empire?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Chahamana ruler asserted independence and took the title Maharajadhiraja?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which Malwa king plundered Manyakheta in 972?

  1. Vatsaraja
  2. Mihira Bhoja
  3. Tailapa II
  4. Siyaka Harsha
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Correct answer: D. Siyaka Harsha

1. In 972 Manyakheta was attacked and plundered. 2. The attacker was the Malwa king Siyaka Harsha. 3. Tailapa II used the defeat to declare independence. _Source: Wikipedia, Rashtrakuta dynasty, Decline_

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Which feudatory from Tardavadi declared independence after the sack of Manyakheta?

  1. Tailapa II
  2. Siyaka
  3. Indra IV
  4. Krishna II
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Correct answer: A. Tailapa II

1. The sack of the capital damaged Rashtrakuta prestige. 2. Tailapa II, a feudatory from Tardavadi, declared himself independent. 3. Siyaka was the attacker, and Indra IV the last emperor. _Source: Wikipedia, Rashtrakuta dynasty, Decline_

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The Rashtrakutas built rock-cut cave temples at which two sites?

  1. Ajanta and Karle
  2. Badami and Aihole
  3. Ellora and Elephanta
  4. Sanchi and Bhaja
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Correct answer: C. Ellora and Elephanta

1. The Rashtrakutas contributed much to Deccan architecture. 2. Their rock-cut caves are at Ellora and Elephanta. 3. The other pairs are not linked to Rashtrakuta cave temples. _Source: Wikipedia, Rashtrakuta dynasty, Architecture_

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