Kannauj through time

Now Kannauj, Kannauj district, Uttar Pradesh

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 12c · 900 to 1200 CE
The Rajput kingdoms
The Gahadavala capital; Jayachandra was its last significant ruler