PratihâraLes Pratihâra ou Pratîhâra, également appelés Gurjara-Pratihâra constituent une dynastie indienne qui dirigea un royaume au Rajasthan et en Inde du Nord entre les et s. Ils seraient des membres du clan des Gurjara, provenant d'Asie centrale et apparus en Inde du Nord au lendemain de l'invasion des Shvetahûna vers la fin du . Au , les Pratîhâra fondèrent un État autour de Mandore, près de l'actuelle Jodhpur, puis étendirent leur domination sur tout le Rajasthan. Nâgabhata I (730-756) est le véritable fondateur de la dynastie.
BhojaBhoja (reigned c. 1010–1055 CE) was an Indian king from the Paramara dynasty. His kingdom was centered around the Malwa region in central India, where his capital Dhara-nagara (modern Dhar) was located. Bhoja fought wars with nearly all his neighbours in attempts to extend his kingdom, with varying degrees of success. At its zenith, his empire extended from Chittor in the north to upper Konkan in the south, and from the Sabarmati River in the west to Vidisha in the east.
Jyotirlingathumb|Le d'Ujain. Un jyotirlinga (lingam de lumière) est un temple hindouiste où le dieu Shiva est adoré sous la forme d'un phallus de pierre. En Inde, il existe 12 jyotirlingas traditionnels, lieux de pèlerinage des sectateurs. Les noms et emplacements de ces endroits considérés comme sacrés se trouvent dans le Shata-rudra-samjita (récit des cent Rudras) du Shiva Purana. Les douze jyotirlingas sont : Somnath (Gujarat) Mallikarjuna à Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh) à Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) Omkareshwar (Madhya P
Ère SakaL'ère Saka, ère Śaka ou ère Shaka est utilisée dans le calendrier national indien. On la retrouve aussi en Indonésie, dans le calendrier hindouiste de Bali et le (mais avec l'année lunaire musulmane pour ce dernier), ainsi qu'au Cambodge dans l'ancien calendrier bouddhique. Son année zéro se situe aux alentours de l'an 78 . En outre, les dates citées dans l'épigraphie du vieux-khmer s'y réfèrent souvent. Les Sakas sont l'une des nombreuses tribus qui conquirent l'Inde depuis le nord-ouest, où ils établirent la domination des Indo-Scythes.
Kalachuri dynastyThe Kalachuris (IAST: Kalacuri), also known as Kalachuris of Mahishmati, were an Indian dynasty that ruled in west-central India between 6th and 7th centuries. They are also known as the Haihayas or as the Early Kalachuris to distinguish them from their later namesakes, especially the Kalachuris of Tripuri. The Kalachuri territory included parts of present-day Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra. Their capital was probably located at Mahishmati.
ShalivahanaShalivahana (IAST: Śālivāhana) was a legendary emperor of ancient India, who is said to have ruled from Pratishthana (present-day Paithan, Maharashtra). He is believed to be based on a Satavahana king (or kings). There are several contradictory legends about him. Most legends associate him with another legendary emperor, Vikramaditya of Ujjain, in some way. In some legends, he is presented as an enemy of Vikramaditya; in other legends, he is named as a grandson of Vikramaditya; and in a few legends, the title Vikramaditya is applied to the ruler of Pratishthana and sometimes he is mentioned as Raja Salban.
