Pratiharas of Mandavyapura

In Pratihāra inscriptions, Harichandra is mentioned as a Vipra (implying a Brahmana status) while Bhadra came from a Kshatriya noble family.

[4] Nagabhata, fourth in line from Harichandra, moved his capital from Mandavyapura to Medantaka (modern Merta).

The Chinese Buddhist traveler Xuanzang described a kingdom named Kiu-che-lo and its capital Pi-lo-mi-lo.

But Baij Nath Puri was critical of this theory, because Xuanzang describes the king as Buddhist and his kingdom as the second largest in western India.

Stravani can be identified with a place in the modern Jaisalmer district, and has been mentioned as "Taban" by the Arab writers.

[7] Shiluka also excavated a tank, established a new city and commissioned the Siddheshvara Mahadeva temple at a place called Treta.

[11] According to the Jodhpur inscription, Kakka's son Bauka defeated and killed a king of the Mayura dynasty.

According to a Ghantiyala inscription, he gained fame in the countries of Travani (Stravani), Valla, Mada, Arya, Gurjaratra, Lata and Parvata.

This Another Ghantiyala inscription mentions that he established a market at a place called Rohiṃsakūpa, which had been deserted for the fear of the Abhiras.

[12] Rudolf Hoernlé assumed a period of 20 years for each generation, and placed the dynasty's founder Harichandra in c. 640 CE.

[8] The following is a list of the dynasty's rulers (IAST names in brackets) and estimates of their reigns, assuming a period of 25 years:[2] Bauka and Kakkuka were sons of Kakka from different mothers.