CBSE CLASS 7TH HISTORY CHAPTER -2

1. JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA
SUNDARGARH
CLASS-VII
HISTORY
TOPIC-NEW KINGS AND KINGDOMS
BY-BINOD KUMAR BARAI MA(Hist)
LLB , Bed ,CTET
TGT (SO.SC)

2. NEW KINGS & KINGDOMS

4. They were the subordinates or the Samantas
of the Chalukya kings of Karnataka.
 Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta Chief ,
overthrew the Chalukya king and
established his kingdom in the mid 8th
century.

5. ADMINISTRATION IN THE
KINGDOMS
Adopted titles like Maharaja –adhiraja –
means great king, tribhuvana – means
Chakravartin.
 Shared power with their samantas,
peasants,traders and Brahmanas.

6. SOURCE OF REVENUE
Part of the produce obtained from
peasants,traders, artisans etc
USES OF REVENUE
To finance the kings establishments.
To construct temples and forts.
To fight wars

7. TRIPARTITE STRUGGLE
The fight between three dynasties –
Gurjara-Pratihara, Rashtrakuta and
Pala for the control over Kanauj.

8. The Cholas In The South
The Chola Kingdom was founded in the
middle of the 9th century by
Important Chola Rulers
RAJARAJA I
&
RAJENDRA I

9. SPLENDID TEMPLES OF THE
CHOLAS
Temples of Thanjavur &Gangaikondachola-
puram

10. Importance of Temples
Centres of worship
Centres of craft
Nuclei of settlements
Centre of economic ,social &cultural life

11. Chola Bronze Images

12. METHODS OF IRRIGATION
WELLS
HUGE TANKS
CANALS

13. ADMINISTRATION
Kings were the most powerful.
Important Titles given to landlords –
MUVENDAVELAN or ARAIYAR
Ur – Settlements of peasants
Nadu –groups of villages
Nagarams –Associations of traders
Brahmadeya – Grants of lands given to
brahmanas

14. ASSEMBLY OR SABHA
Each brahmadeya was looked after by an
Assembly or Sabha of prominent Brahmana
landholders.
The Sabha had separate committees to look
after works.

15. PRASHASTIS
Prashastis –were written by brahmanas to
tell us how rulers wanted to depict
themselves as valiant ,victorious warriors.
Rajatarangini- Sanskrit poem containing
the history of Kashmir written by