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The Tripartite Struggle for control of northern India took place in the ninth century. The struggle was between the Pratihara Empire, the Pala Empire and the Rashtrakuta Empire.[1]:20

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Towards the end of the successor of Nagabhata II, successfully attacked Kanauj and established control there. This was short-lived as he was soon after defeated by the Rastrakuta ruler, Govinda III. Howehe Rastrakutas also formed a matrimonial relationship with the Gangas and defeated the kingdom of Vengi. By the end of the 9th Century the power of the Rastrakutas started to decline along with the Palas. This was seen as an ideal opportunity by the feudal king Taila II who defeated the Rastrakuta ruler and declared his kingdom there. This came to be known the Later Chalukya dynasty. Their kingdom included the states of Karnataka, Konkan and northern Godavari. By the end of the tripartite struggle, the Pratiharas emerged victorious and established themselves as the rulers of central India.

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The Palas, Gujara-Pratiharas & Rastrakutas were engaged in the Tripartite struggle to capture Kanauj.
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The Tripartite Struggle for control of northern India took place in the ninth century. The struggle was between the Pratihara Empire, the Pala Empire and the Rashtrakuta Empire. :20. Part of a series on the.
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KANAUJ WAS CONSIDERED  AS A SYMBOL OF POWER IN NORTH INDIA.HENCE THE THREE KINGDOMS,THE RASHTRAKUTAS,THE PALAS AND THE PRATIHARAS ALL STRUGGLED TO CAPTURE KANAUJ IN ANY WAY.THIS IS KNOWN AS TRIPARTITE STRUGGLE.


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It was fought for Kanauj as kanauj was a fertile land which could increase the income of the rulers and its locationwas such a place that whoever controlled kanauj controlled the banks of ganga which was a huge area
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Kanauj was the main centre of all political developments in the northern India during the period of King Harshavardhna since it was accessible by the rivers Ganga and Yamuna.Hence the three kingdoms the Rashtrakutas ,the Palas ,the Gujara-Prathiharas all struggled together to capture kanauj in any way. This struggle is known as Tripartite struggle.This struggle lasted for over two centuries.The conflict between the three kingdoms weakened their resources and ultimately led to their decline.
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A struggle between 3 raja
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