Palas, Pratiharas and Rashtrakutas
- Palas: Gopala's election, Dharmapala (Vikramashila, Somapura), Devapala; Buddhist patronage; Pala art
- Gurjara-Pratiharas: Nagabhata I and II, Mihira Bhoja, Mahendrapala; check on Arab expansion
- Rashtrakutas: Dantidurga, Krishna I (Kailasa temple), Amoghavarsha I (Kavirajamarga), Indra III, Krishna III
- Tripartite struggle for Kanauj and its outcome; Kanauj as the symbol of sovereignty