Rawal Allata (Rāwal Allaṭa) or Allata was a ruler of the

Guhila dynasty The Guhilas of Medapata colloquially known as Guhilas of Mewar were a Rajput dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mewar (Medapata, modern Mewar) region in present-day Rajasthan state of India. The Guhila kings initially ruled as Gurjara-Pratihara ...

. He was the son and successor of Rawal Bharttripatta II. He ruled from 951 to 971 CE. He continued the struggle with the

Pratihara dynasty The Pratihara dynasty, also called the Gurjara-Pratiharas, the Pratiharas of Kannauj or the Imperial Pratiharas, was a prominent medieval Indian dynasty which ruled over the Kingdom of Kannauj. It initially ruled the Gurjaradesa until its vict ...

and is known to have slain the Pratihara King Devapal in 954. He was able to consolidate power after the weakening of the Imperial Pratiharas. This hostility with the Pratiharas and the devastation of the empire eventually caused the empire to break into smaller dynasties like Paramaras of Malwa and Chauhans of Ajmer and Chaulukyas of Gujarat. He made matrimonial alliances with the

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by marrying a Huna princess Hariyadevi. According to R. Somāni, his reign was fairly prosperous and glorious. After defeating the Gurjara king, Allata shifted his capital to the town of Ahar which he converted into a commercial center and also constructed a lot of temples.

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