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Civil Services Preliminary Examination Paper 2
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In medieval India, the designations 'Mahattara' and 'Pattakila' were used for _____. 

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Important Points to Remember in Chapter -1 - Transformation from the Ancient to Medieval Phase from Unique Academic Board History of India Solutions

The Transformation From the Ancient to Medieval Phase

1. After the decline of the Gupta Empire, there was not a single dynasty that ruled on the entire kingdom, rather, India was divided into several Provincial kingdoms. The lack of unity among the indigenous kingdoms gave room for the foreign invaders to exploit India and even to establish their respective kingdoms. Given below is the list of major provincial kingdoms.

2. The immediate successor of the Gupta rulers was feudal from different parts of India. It was due to the excessive land grants given by the Gupta rulers that resulted in the emergence of different regional powers, and finally, when the regional powers became weak, India went under the control of the Medieval rulers.

Major Feudal Who Ruled Over India After Gupta

Name of Feudal Major Ruler/Region
Post Gupta Magadh
Maukhari Ishanvarman, Kannauj
Devahuti Malwa
Dhruvasena Vallabhi, Gujarat
Bhaskar Barman Assam
Shashank Bengal
Chalukya Maharashtra and Karnataka
Uditi Punjab
Pushyabhuti Peepli

After the decline of the Harshvardhana, there was not a single dynasty that ruled on the entire kingdom, rather, India was divided into several Provincial kingdoms. The lack of unity among the indigenous kingdoms gave room for the foreign invaders to exploit India and even to establish their respective kingdoms. Given below is the list of major provincial kingdoms.

Major Provincial Kingdoms and the Associated Area

Name of Kingdom Name of Founder Area
Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty Nagbhatta 1st Gujarat
Pala Dynasty Gopala West Bengal
Rashtrakutas Dynasty Dantidurga Karnataka
Sena Dynasty Vijayasena West Bengal
Paramara Dynasty Siyok Malwa
Chauhan Dynasty Vasudev Rajasthan
Karkota Dynasty Durlabhvardhan Kashmir
Lohara Dynasty Sangram Raj Kashmir
Gahadavala Dynasty Chandradeva Uttar Pradesh