Please help me with this.. lesson is new kings and kingdoms

Dear student,

The answer for 8th and 9th answer are as follows-

Answer 8-  

• During the 8th century AD, a struggle for control over the Kannauj took place among three major empires of India namely the Palas, the Pratiharas and the Rastrakutas. The Palas ruled the eastern parts of India while the Pratiharas controlled the western India (Avanti-Jalaor region). The Rastrakutas ruled over the Deccan region of India. The struggle for control over Kannuj among these three dynasties is known as the tripartite struggle in Indian history.

Reason for fighting over Kannauj-

• Kannauj was located on the Ganga trade route and was connected to the Silk route. It made Kannauj strategically and commercially very important. It was also the erstwhile capital of Harshvardhana's empire in north India.

Answer 9- 

Prashashtis were not considered as reliable source of information by historians because;  

• The poets themselves are appointed by the King, thus they may be biased in the process of the king's achievements and praise.
• Prashashtis are long poems which were composed in praise of kings. They were composed by scholars Brahmins.
• These Brahmin Darbari poets were appointed by the King himself.
• These poems show how the ruler wanted to show himself a brave, victorious warrior.

No, the description of these poems cannot be literally true.

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