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Kerala PSC Indian History Book Study Materials Page 1048
Book's First PageVajrata was succeeded by his son Jajjuka, who had three sons Gogga, Purnaraja and Devaraja. The three brothers built three temples of Vishnu on the banks of Sarasvati at Prithudaka in the Kamal district. In the first half of the 11th century the Tomaras came into conflict with the Muslim invaders. With the rise of the Chahamanas of Sakambhari, they soon felt their irresistible pressure. A Tomara chief named Rudrena, lost his life in a battle with the Chahamana, Chandanaraja II. The struggle practically ended with the capture of Delhi by the Chahamanas under Vigraharaja in the middle of the 12th century. FEUDALISM Two-Stage Feudalism Decentralised Nature of Early Medieval Polity The multiplicity of regional powers and the absence of a unitary or paramount power have obliged historians to suggest a shift in the nature of polity of the early middle ages from 750 to 1200 AD. While traditional accounts of political history emphasised the fluctuating relations between overlords and their vassals or subordinates, Marxist scholars suggested a major structural change in polity of the early medieval times. Early medieval polity is looked at as one of decentralisation and disintegration, in sharp contrast to the early historical polity which often encouraged forces of centripetality. The decentralised nature of early medieval polity, according to Marxist historiography, is to be appreciated, analysed and situated in the broader context of a new type of formation in the early medieval period, viz., the emergence and crystallisation of what is termed as Indian feudalism. First Stage—Feudalism from Above Marxists envisaged feudal formation in India in two stages: feudalism from above and feudalism from below. The first stage was the primary phase with direct relationship between a overlord and his tributary/autonomous vassals, without the prevalence of an intermediary land-owning class. The second stage was a more complex later phase witnessing the rise of rural land-owners as