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Consider the following dynasties : 1. Hoysala 2. Gahadavala 3. Kakatiya 4. Yadava How many of the above dynasties established their kingdoms in early eighth century AD?
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4: None. This question tests chronological precision regarding the medieval dynasties of India. To be established in the "early eighth century AD" (700s AD), these kingdoms would need to have emerged shortly after the decline of the Vardhanas or during the peak of the Umayyad expansions. However, all four listed dynasties rose significantly later.
- Hoysalas: They emerged as prominent rulers in the late 11th century, with their peak power in the 12th and 13th centuries (centered in Dwarasamudra).
- Gahadavalas: This dynasty established control over Kannauj in the late 11th century (c. 1089 AD) after the decline of the Kalachuris.
- Kakatiyas: While they were initially feudatories, they established a sovereign kingdom in the 12th century (Warangal).
- Yadavas: Also known as the Seuna dynasty, they rose to prominence in the late 12th century (Devagiri) following the decline of the Western Chalukyas.
Since all four dynasties established their independent kingdoms between the 11th and 12th centuries AD, none of them belong to the early eighth century.
PROVENANCE & STUDY PATTERN
Guest previewThis is a classic 'Chronology Bucket' question. The 8th century is defined by the Tripartite Struggle (Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas). The dynasties listed here are 'Later Medieval' regional powers (11th–13th century) that rose after the decline of the Chalukyas and Cholas. The strategy is to map dynasties to their specific 'Century of Rise' rather than memorizing exact dates.
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- Statement 1: Did the Hoysala dynasty establish its kingdom in the early 8th century AD?
- Statement 2: Did the Gahadavala dynasty establish its kingdom in the early 8th century AD?
- Statement 3: Did the Kakatiya dynasty establish its kingdom in the early 8th century AD?
- Statement 4: Did the Yadava (Seuna) dynasty establish its kingdom in the early 8th century AD?
- Provides a dated early record for the Hoysala family (950 AD), indicating origins in the 10th century rather than the 8th.
- Names early chieftains beginning in the mid-to-late 10th century, contradicting an 8th-century establishment.
- Describes Hoysala political expansion and dominance in the early 13th century, showing their prominence centuries after the 8th century.
- Implies the dynasty's key activities and growth occurred well after the 8th century.
States that the Hoysalas ruled parts of southern India (present-day Karnataka) and were absorbed into the Vijayanagara Empire in the mid-14th century.
A student could note that if the Hoysala polity was still a major independent kingdom into the 13th–14th centuries, an origin as early as the 8th century would imply an unusually long continuous prominence and so should be checked against other chronological data.
Places the Hoysalas among the three big states of the thirteenth century (with Pandyas and Kakatiyas) and describes their near-destruction by early 14th-century Delhi Sultanate expeditions.
One could infer the Hoysalas were a significant medieval (circa 12th–13th century) power rather than an 8th-century foundation; compare this with known timelines of other dynasties on a historical map.
Notes that neighbouring kingdoms, such as the Hoysalas in the south, resisted the Delhi Sultanate which rose after 1192 CE.
This ties Hoysala activity to post-12th-century events; a student could use this to rule out (or at least suspect unlikely) an early 8th-century establishment unless evidence of long earlier existence is found.
States that Harihara and Bukka were in the service of the Hoysalas before founding Vijayanagar, linking Hoysalas to the period immediately preceding the mid-14th-century rise of Vijayanagar.
Since Vijayanagar was founded in the 14th century, this suggests Hoysala relevance in the centuries just before that—useful to cross-check with a timeline to test an 8th-century origin claim.
Gives an example of a dynasty (the Palas) known to have been established around 750 CE, showing that textbook passages explicitly date dynastic foundings when they occurred in the 8th century.
A student can use this pattern (that school texts date early-foundation dynasties clearly) to expect a similarly explicit date if the Hoysalas were truly an early-8th-century foundation; absence of such dating in these snippets makes the 8th-century claim less supported here.
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