History of Kanauj: To the Moslem Conquest - Rama S. Tripathi - Google Books

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Kanauj is of high antiquity and renown. Founded long before the dawn of the Christian era, it first rose to importance in the sixth century a.d. when it became the capital of the Maukharis and when it grew rapidly in authority and influence till its…