Chandradeva founded the Kannauj Gahadvala dynasty in 1090 A.D.. Chandradeva expanded the kingdom to include Delhi, Ayodhya, and Varanasi (modern Benares). During the rule of his successor, Govindachandra, from 1114–1154, the state of Gahadvala reached the pinnacle of its power, occupying much of present-day Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Govindachandra moved his capital from Kannauj to Varanasi. His queen Kumaradevi was a devout Buddhist, and Govindachandra was a patron of both Hindu temples and Buddhist monasteries.
The Gahadvala, or Gaharwar,{gangwar} was a Hindu dynasty that ruled the kingdom of Kannauj for approximately a hundred years, beginning in the late eleventh century.
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