Kannauj through time
Now Kannauj, Kannauj district, Uttar Pradesh
Also known as: Kanyakubja (the earlier name)
Theme 9 · 5th century BCE to 13th century CE
Buddhism and Jainism: later development and decline
Harsha's assembly; Xuanzang was hosted
Theme 11 · 250 to 600 CE; the Western Gangas run on to 1000
Contemporary powers: Vakatakas, Kadambas, Western Gangas, early Pallavas
The Maukharis of Kannauj, whose union with the Pushyabhutis under Harshavardhana opens the next theme
Theme 12b · 606 to 1036 CE
North India: Harsha, Palas, Pratiharas
Harsha's capital, and the prize of the Tripartite Struggle: sacked by the Rashtrakuta Indra III about 916 and by Mahmud of Ghazni about 1018
Theme M2 · 711 to 1186 CE
The advent of Islam and the first Turkish invasion
Kanyakubja, the Pratihara city that Rajyapala fled before Mahmud in 1018 to 1019
Theme 12c · 900 to 1200 CE
The Gahadavala capital; Jayachandra was its last significant ruler
Theme M3 · 1150 to 1210 CE
The second Turkish invasion and the Rajput kingdoms
With Varanasi, the seat of the Gahadavalas, whose last king Jayachandra was killed at Chandawar in 1194
Theme M8a · 1526 to 1707 CE
The Mughal empire: the emperors
Kanauj, or Bilgram, 17 May 1540: Humayun's decisive defeat by Sher Shah, which drove him out of India