Career
His capital was Ujjain. He defeated an invasion by the Arabs from Sindh and captured Kathiawar, Malwa, Gujarat and several parts of Rajaputana. The antecedents of Nagabhata I are not fully known.
A medieval Jaina Prabandha (religious text) talks of a ruler Nāhada, identified with Nagabhata I by Dasharatha Sharma, who is said to have been a "soldier of fortune" and the first ruler of his family.
Dasharatha Sharma put forward the view that Jalor was the original home of the Gurjara-Pratiharas, from where they might have emigrated. On the other hand, R. C. Majumdar and Baij Nath Puri hold the view that Ujjain, the capital of Avanti, was the original home of Pratiharas.
lieutenant also describes the other neighbouring kingdoms leaving one in no doubt about its location. Thus, even though the dynasty is called Gurjara-Pratiharas, it is not certain if the kings themselves were Gurjaras.
He was defeated by the Rashtrakuta ruler Dantidurga.
He defeated the Arab army under Junaid and Tamin in Battle of Rajasthan. His kingdom extended from Gujarat, Malwa, and parts of Rajasthan. He left a powerful principality for his successors.
