[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937) › c20.s1.28 # History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c20.s1.28 History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c20.s1.28 - **Language:** English ### [c20.s1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c20.s1.28) (c) \*Pratīhāra\*, or door-keeper. The office of the chamberlain has always been a prominent one in the states of ancient India. This official is also mentioned in the records of the Pratīhāra kings,¹ and in the \*Mahābhārata\* and the \*Arthaśāstra\* of Kauṭilya he is called “Dvārapāla” and “Dauvārika” respectively. - [Previous: c20.s1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c20.s1.27) - [Next: c20.s1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c20.s1.29) - [Up: c20.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c20.s1) ## Cites (2) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c20.s1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c20.s1.28) · Pramāṇa