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?

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.

Lists the Gahadavalas (Kanauj) among dynasties that 'had become important' by the beginning of the tenth century, giving a latest-known prominence date for the dynasty.

A student could infer the Gahadavala rise was by or before the 10th century and compare that to an 'early 8th century' claim — if prominence is only attested by 10th c., an 8th c. founding seems less likely and needs independent proof.

Gives a clear example of a regional dynasty (the Palas) being established around 750 CE (mid-8th century), showing that the mid-to-late 8th century was a period when some regional polities formed.

A student can use this as a benchmark: since some dynasties began in mid-8th c., one should look for comparable dated evidence for Gahadavala activity around 700–740 CE to support an 'early 8th c.' claim.

Describes the Palas ruling eastern India from the ninth to early twelfth centuries and their interactions with neighboring powers, illustrating typical temporal spans and interactions of regional dynasties.

A student could contrast the Palas' well-documented timeline with the Gahadavalas' recorded prominence by the 10th c. (from snippet 1) to judge whether an earlier 8th c. foundation is consistent with surrounding political developments.

Gives an example (Satavahanas, Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas) of how major Indian dynasties are dated to particular centuries, illustrating that establishing a dynasty's foundation requires such chronological attestation.

A student could apply the same method (seek dated inscriptions/records) for the Gahadavalas; absence of an 8th-century attestation in these snippets suggests caution about asserting an early 8th c. foundation.

States that the Kakatiyas were one of the three big states of the thirteenth century and were militarily affected by the Delhi Sultanate in the early 14th century.

A student could extend this by noting that if the Kakatiyas were a major 13th-century power, their kingdom was likely established later than the early 8th century and check specific Kakatiya founding dates on a timeline.

Says Harihara and Bukka were in the service of the Kakatiyas before founding Vijayanagar, linking Kakatiyas to the period immediately preceding the 14th-century Vijayanagar foundation.

A student could use the known 14th-century foundation date of Vijayanagar to infer that Kakatiya prominence predates but is close to that century, making an early 8th-century origin less likely.

Gives a regional chronological anchor: Satavahanas established a Deccan kingdom in the 1st century BCE and other southern dynasties are placed at different early periods.

A student can use these regional time markers to compare when major Deccan/Andhra dynasties arose and see that other named dynasties occupy different centuries, prompting verification of Kakatiya dates against these anchors.

Provides another regional timeline example: the Later Cholas re-emerged around 850 CE, showing how dynastic resurgences in South India are often placed in the 9th–13th centuries.

A student might place the Kakatiyas within the same broad timeframe of medieval South Indian polities (9th–13th c.) and thus question an early 8th-century foundation.

Identifies the Yadavas of Devagiri as one of the four major Deccan kingdoms at the beginning of the 14th century and locates them in the Western Deccan (present Maharashtra).

A student can compare this 14th-century prominence with regional chronologies (maps/timelines) to judge whether their foundation plausibly dates back to the early 8th century or is likely later.

States the Yadava dynasty was overcome by the Khilji Sultanate in the 14th century, implying their terminal prominence around that time rather than indicating an 8th-century origin.

Using this end-point, a student could seek intermediate records or inscriptions: if the dynasty only becomes visible in records centuries later, an early 8th-century foundation is less likely.

Gives concrete dates and developments for the Rashtrakuta dynasty (mid-8th century) in the Deccan, showing which powers were rising in that region around the 8th century.

A student can place Rashtrakuta activity on a timeline/map of the Deccan and check whether there was space/time for a contemporaneous Yadava polity to be established in the early 700s.

Provides a dated example (formation of Pala rule ca. 750 CE) of a regional dynasty established in the mid-8th century, illustrating the pattern of new regional polities emerging in that period.

Compare the Pala’s documented mid-8th-century foundation with records of the Yadavas—if Yadava records only appear much later, an early-8th-century foundation becomes less likely.

Notes earlier Deccan rulership by the Satavahanas (1st century BCE) and continuity of different dynasties in the Deccan, indicating the region experienced multiple dynastic turnovers over centuries.

A student can use this pattern of successive Deccan dynasties to infer that the appearance of the Yadavas as a major power by the 13th–14th centuries likely followed earlier intermediate dynastic phases, so an 8th-century foundation would need supporting continuous evidence.