Path to Chakravartin

Rule wisely, answer well, and rise from a small samanta to the Great King of Kings — based on Empires & Kingdoms: 6th to 10th Centuries.

India, 6th to 10th century CE. The mighty Gupta empire has faded, and the land is now a patchwork of ambitious regional powers — Harshavardhana in the north, the Chalukyas and Pallavas in the Deccan and south, and the Palas, Pratiharas and Rashtrakutas locked in a long struggle for the city of Kannauj.

You are a young ruler with a small kingdom. Answer questions correctly across five chapters of history to win territory, and rise through the ranks of power.

Five chapters await: Harshavardhana, the Tripartite Struggle for Kannauj, the Rashtrakutas, the Chalukyas & Pallavas, and the Rise of the Cholas.
Chapter 1 of 5

Harshavardhana

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By order of the royal court of your kingdom,

Samanta
A local chieftain, still building strength
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Five things you now know:
  • Harshavardhana held grand assemblies at Prayaga and was checked south of the Narmada by Pulakeshin II.
  • The Palas, Gurjara-Pratiharas and Rashtrakutas fought the long Tripartite Struggle over Kannauj.
  • The Rashtrakutas, ruling from Manyakheta, supported many faiths and built the Kailashanatha temple at Ellora.
  • The Chalukyas and Pallavas shaped the Deccan and the south, leaving behind cave temples and the shore temples of Mamallapuram.
  • The Cholas rose again under Vijayalaya, ruled from Tanjavur, and grew powerful through the Kaveri delta and their navy.