Yasahpala | |
Succession: | King of Kannauj |
Reign: | 1024–1036 |
Predecessor: | Trilochanapala (1018–1027) |
Successor: | Kingdom abolished |
Dynasty: | Pratihara |
Yasahpala or Jasapala was the last king of Kannauj and the last member of the Imperial Pratihara dynasty,[1] [2] who ruled from 1024 till 1036 CE. He succeeded his father, Trilochanapala (1018–1027). The Pratihara authority had shrunk considerably only to the city of Kannauj and the surrounding region.[3] [4]
. India: The Ancient Past. A History of the Indian-Subcontinent from 7000 BC to AD 1200. Burjor Avari . New York . Routledge . 2007 . 978-0-203-08850-0 . 204–205. Madhyadesha became the ambition of two particular clans among a tribal people in Rajasthan, known as Gurjara and Pratihara. They were both part of a larger federation of tribes, some of which later came to be known as the Rajputs.