1. Mandavyapura Pratihāra (Mandore, Jodhpur)

The oldest & the longest surviving of all the Pratihāra dynasties were the Pratiharas of Mandore. This dynasty was established in the 6^th century CE by Raja Harichandra Raghuvanshi — who is termed vipra for his wisdom. The oldest mention of this family as Pratihāra, comes from the 626 CE Vasantgarh inscription of Varmlata Chavda, whose vassal they were.  According to the Bauka and Ghatiyala inscriptions, the family descended from the brother of Ramabhadra of Ramayana. The dynasty is mother to all Pratihāra lineages, and most Parihar Rajputs of Punjab and Himachal are seen as its direct migrants. The dynasty continued to rule, until the last Inda Pratihāras (Inda Padhiars) transferred the Mandore fort to Rao Chunda Rathore as dowry in the 14^th century. The direct members of this branch still live in Indawati village-belt of Balesar tehsil of Jodhpur and Belasar, Bikaner.

2. Bhillamal Pratihāra (Bhinmal, Jalore)

The second lineage was established by Nagbhatt I Pratihāra — who was also the founder of the Imperial Pratihāra dynasty. Shantarani Sharma writes that after Nagbhatt I, the Imperial dynasty was led by his grandnephew Vatsaraj Pratihāra. Hence, it can be assumed that descendants of Nagbhatt I continued at Bhinmal. Nagbhatt I defeated the Chavda Rajputs of Bhinmal, becoming “destroyer of Gurjara” (as per Gallaka inscription). At Bhinmal, Nagbhatt I was succeeded by his son Pragasen Pratihāra, whose descendant Sagirath Pratihāra gave the river Sagi its name. Another descendant Jabali Pratihāra founded Jalore. Sagirath’s granddaughter was married to Rao Laxman Chauhan of Nadol. His great-grandscon was Raja Mansingh Pratihāra who lost Bhinmal to Parmar Emperor Vakpati Munj. Mansingh Padhiyar’s son was Raja Devalsingh Padhiyar who established Lohiyanagarh (current, Jaswantgarh) to the south of Bhinmal. From then, this branch is called Deval Pratihāra or Devala Padhiar. 

3. Gurjara- Pratihāra (Rajorgarh,Alwar)

 There is only one instance of the Rajor (a village in modern day Alwar) Inscription dated VS 1016 (959 CE) where a ruler Mathandeva calls himself “Gurjara-Pratiharanvaya” i.e. from the Gurjara-Pratihara lineage. .Furthermore, Mathanadeva belonged to the lineage at Rajor near Alwar, unike the Imperial Pratiharas of Kannauj. Famous archaeologist, Prof F Kielhorn, identified this Gurjara-Pratihara lineage with the Vadagujara-vamsaor ‘the Bargujar tribe of As per the inscription, Mathanadeva Bargujar also established Neelkanth Mahadeva temple at ancient Rajyapura (Sanskrit name for Rajor). It is noteworthy that this temple remains central to the identity of Bargujar Rajputs and houses their kuldevi (main deity) Ashawari Mata even today.

4. Gopagiri – Pratihāra (Gwalior)

The Parihar dynasty of Gwalior is attested by the 1150 inscription of Ramdeo and 1194 inscription of Lohanga-Deva. In 1232 CE, the Gwalior Pratihar dynasty met its end with the invasion of Iltutmish. The Jauhar Kund at northern end of Gwalior Fort marked the first recorded Jauhar among any Rajput group. The descendants of this Gwalior Pratihar (Parihar) are found across Chambal region and Malwa region. The Alipura State near Panna, was a princely state founded by a family with roots in Gwalior Parihar dynasty.

5. Chanderi- Pratihāra (Ashokanagar,MP)

Two rock-cut inscriptions of Parihar Rajput rulers from Chanderi, Malwa, bear witness to the second branch. The famous general of Rana Sanga, Medini Rai Parihar who regained control of Chanderi in exchange for his services, is believed to be from this branch. He served Rana Sanga at several battles including Bayana and Khanwa, as well as was instrumental in Sanga’s conquest of Malwa. After the battle of Khanwa, he valiantly resisted Babur’s siege of Chanderi and attained martyrdom fighting.

6. Nagod- Pratihāra (Satna district, MP)

A third sub-branch from Kannauj established itself between Mahu (Charkhari) and Mahoba, they were later pushed eastwards by the Chandels. This branch under Veerrajdeo Parihar established the Nagod State with its capital at Unchehara in 1344. This Parihar (apabhramsa for Pratihar) state in Satna district in Baghelkhand, remained one of the last vestige of Pratihar power till 1947 (History, Satna District, The Imperial Gazetter, p. 300-301).

7. .Alipura- Pratihāra (Chhatarpur,MP)

The state was established in 1757 by Aman Singh Bundela, Raja of Panna State by granting the lands surrounding Alipura town to Achal Singh Parihar, son of Mukund Singh, who was the sardar of Panna at that time. They were descendants of Raja Jhujhar Singh, second son of Parihar Raja Mahipaksha Deo of Gwalior in the 13^th century. The last Pratihara ruler of Alipura signed the instrument of accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950.