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Dhruva Dharavarsha had a high political aspiration and he actively pursued the goal of expanding the frontiers of Rashtrakuta domination. In [[North India]], he subjugated the rulers of [[Kannauj]]. In central India, he defeated the [[Vatsaraja]] of the [[Gurjara-Pratihara|Gurjara Prathihara Empire]],<ref name=sen>{{cite book|last1=Sen|first1=Sailendra Nath|title=Textbook of medieval Indian history|date=2013|publisher=Primus Books|isbn=9789380607344|page=20}}<!--|access-date=3 August 2015--></ref> and [[Dharmapala of Bengal|Dharmapala]] of the [[Pala Empire]] of [[Bengal]] (who was eager to rule Kannauj) in a battle in the [[Ganges]] - [[Yamuna]] doab. However, these great victories brought him no permanent land gains but only a lot of material gain and fame.<ref name="fame">A.S. Altekar in Kamath (2001), p75</ref> However another historian has claimed that Dhruva's empire stretched from [[Ayodhya]] in the north to [[Rameshvaram]] in the south.<ref name="rebel"/> | Dhruva Dharavarsha had a high political aspiration and he actively pursued the goal of expanding the frontiers of Rashtrakuta domination. In [[North India]], he subjugated the rulers of [[Kannauj]]. In central India, he defeated the [[Vatsaraja]] of the [[Gurjara-Pratihara|Gurjara Prathihara Empire]],<ref name=sen>{{cite book|last1=Sen|first1=Sailendra Nath|title=Textbook of medieval Indian history|date=2013|publisher=Primus Books|isbn=9789380607344|page=20}}<!--|access-date=3 August 2015--></ref> and [[Dharmapala of Bengal|Dharmapala]] of the [[Pala Empire]] of [[Bengal]] (who was eager to rule Kannauj) in a battle in the [[Ganges]] - [[Yamuna]] doab. However, these great victories brought him no permanent land gains but only a lot of material gain and fame.<ref name="fame">A.S. Altekar in Kamath (2001), p75</ref> However another historian has claimed that Dhruva's empire stretched from [[Ayodhya]] in the north to [[Rameshvaram]] in the south.<ref name="rebel"/> | ||