<P> The metropolis of Kannauj had suffered a power vacuum following the death of Harsha without an heir , which resulted in the disintegration of the Empire of Harsha . This space was eventually filled by Yashovarman around a century later but his position was dependent upon an alliance with Lalitaditya Muktapida . When Muktapida undermined Yashovarman , a tri-partite struggle for control of the city developed , involving the Pratiharas , whose territory was at that time to the west and north , the Palas of Bengal in the east and the Rashtrakutas , whose base lay at the south in the Deccan . Vatsraja successfully challenged and defeated the Pala ruler Dharmapala and Dantidurga , the Rashtrakuta king , for control of Kannauj . </P>
<P> The metropolis of Kannauj had suffered a power vacuum following the death of Harsha without an heir , which resulted in the disintegration of the Empire of Harsha . This space was eventually filled by Yashovarman around a century later but his position was dependent upon an alliance with Lalitaditya Muktapida . When Muktapida undermined Yashovarman , a tri-partite struggle for control of the city developed , involving the Pratiharas , whose territory was at that time to the west and north , the Palas of Bengal in the east and the Rashtrakutas , whose base lay at the south in the Deccan . Vatsraja successfully challenged and defeated the Pala ruler Dharmapala and Dantidurga , the Rashtrakuta king , for control of Kannauj . </P>
which dynasty stopped the expansion of the pratiharas into the deccan
which dynasty stopped the expansion of the pratiharas into the deccan
Vatsraja
Vatsraja