The region of Malwa had in 786…

The region of Malwa had in 786 been captured by the Rashtrakuta kings of the Deccan, and has been disputed between the Rashtrakutas and the Pratihara kings of Kannauj until the early part of the tenth century.

From the mid-tenth century, Malwa has been ruled by the Paramara clan of Rajputs, whose chief Vairisimha II had transferred his headquarters from Ujjain to Dhar at the close of the ninth century.

Still ruled by the Paramaras, Malwa achieves complete independence following the collapse of the Rashtrakuta empire in 975.

Malwa and its capital Dhar are to become one of the chief intellectual centers of India.