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Who were the participants in the tripartite struggle in northern India from the 8th to the 10th Century?

  1. A
    Palas, Cholas, Pallavas
  2. B
    Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas
  3. C
    Cholas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas
  4. D
    Palas, Cholas, Rashtrakutas

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The Tripartite Struggle was a prolonged, multi-generational conflict that took place between the Palas of Bengal, the Gurjara-Pratiharas of Malwa, and the Rashtrakutas of the Deccan. The core focus of this century-long conflict was to establish geopolitical control over the prized imperial city of Kannauj, which symbolized sovereignty over the fertile Indo-Gangetic plains.

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Who were the participants in the tripartite struggle in northern India from the 8th to the 10th Century?
A
Palas, Cholas, Pallavas
B
Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas
C
Cholas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas
D
Palas, Cholas, Rashtrakutas

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