Talk:Battle of Rajasthan

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Nicely researched and written article. However, this article should more aptly be called "Arab-Rajput War". After all, since it was a long drawn conflict consisting of many battles, it should rightfully be called a war.

Secondly, the article does not mention a crucial reason because of which Pratihar power failed to completely dislodge the Arabs from India, who survived in a small pocket in Sindh for some more time. The reason was that Gurjar-Pratihars were jostling for supremacy in India with two other Indian powers, namely Lalitaditya in the north and Rashtrakuta in the South. That made the struggle between these powers a four cornered contest. While Lalitaditya was constantly engaged in warfare with Arabs, Rashtrakutas curiously had a policy of limited cooperation with the Arabs. Hence every time Pratihar Empire made any expedition against the Arabs in Sindh, it was followed by some incursion into Pratihar territory by the Rashtrakutas. The end result was that Pratihar effectiveness was blunted and its campaign to dislodge foreigners from Indian soil lost its momentum. This facet of the war needs to be given space in the article.

Sisodia 07:24, 5 March 2007 (UTC)


Hi Sisodia,

The Battle of Rajasthan was a momentous event in Indian History, similar to the Battle of Tours in Europe (732 CE). Even after the defeat at Tours the Arabs renewed their raids into France but the Battle of Tours is still considered a landmark event.

The struggle against the Rashtrakutas and Palas should be part of the Pratihara page...the "Arab-Rajput War" can also be described there. But the Battle of Rajasthan shoud be treated separately since it was a landmark event. --Sarkar2 21:58, 10 March 2007 (UTC)