Home Region: North India (South Asia)
Kannauj - Varman Dynasty
650 CE 780 CE
Displayed: 732 CE
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General Description
The Middle Ganga corresponds to the eastern portion of the Upper Ganga Plain, in the eastern part of the north-central modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and the state of Bihar. Between c. 650 and 780 CE, it was under the control of the Kannauj polity.
Like many other Indian polities between the seventh and the eleventh centuries, Kannauj was ruled by a king, who received support from a number of key ministers, and who controlled provincial territories indirectly, through a hierarchy of princes and officials (higher tier, in charge of provinces) and visayapatis (lower tier, in charge of districts).
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While no information on the polity’s total population could be found, the imperial capital of Kannauj is thought to have had a population of 120,000 people at its peak in 620 CE.
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[1]: (Mishra 1977, 137-144) Shyam Manohar Mishra. 1977. Yaśovarman of Kanauj: A Study of Political History, Social, and Cultural Life of Northern India During the Reign of Yaśovarman. Abhinav Publications.
[2]: (Chase-Dunn: pers. comm. 2011)
Identity and Location
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Political and Cultural Relations
Language
Religion
Social Scale
Hierarchical Complexity
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned
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Fortifications
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Military use of Metals
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Naval technology
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Religion Variables
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Crisis Consequences
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Power Transitions
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NGA Settlements:
| Year Range | Kannauj - Varman Dynasty (in_kannauj_varman_dyn) was in: |
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| (650 CE 779 CE) | Middle Ganga |
Home NGA: Middle Ganga
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| Population of the Largest Settlement | 120,000 people | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Drinking Water Supply System | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Written Record | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Script | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Phonetic Alphabetic Writing | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Non Phonetic Writing | Absent | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Scientific Literature | Present | Inferred | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Sacred Text | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Religious Literature | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Practical Literature | Present | Inferred | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Fiction | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Calendar | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Postal Station | Unknown | Suspected | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| General Postal Service | Unknown | Suspected | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Courier | Unknown | Suspected | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
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| Wooden Palisade | Unknown | Suspected | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Stone Walls Non Mortared | Unknown | Suspected | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Stone Walls Mortared | Present | Inferred | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Settlements in a Defensive Position | Unknown | Suspected | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Modern Fortification | Absent | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Moat | Present | Inferred | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Fortified Camp | Unknown | Suspected | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Earth Rampart | Present | Inferred | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Ditch | Unknown | Suspected | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Complex Fortification | Absent | Inferred | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Tension Siege Engine | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Sling | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Self Bow | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Javelin | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Composite Bow | Absent | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Atlatl | Absent | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| War Club | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Sword | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Dagger | Present | Confident Uncertain | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Dagger | Absent | Confident Uncertain | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Battle Axe | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Wood Bark Etc | Unknown | Suspected | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Shield | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Scaled Armor | Unknown | Suspected | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Plate Armor | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Limb Protection | Unknown | Suspected | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Leather Cloth | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Laminar Armor | Unknown | Suspected | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Helmet | Unknown | Suspected | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Chainmail | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Breastplate | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
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| Moralizing Enforcement is Broad | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Enforcement in This Life | Absent | Inferred | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers | Present | Confident | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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| Moralizing Enforcement is Certain | Absent | Inferred | 650 CE 780 CE | ||||||||
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Crisis Cases
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Power Transitions