Founded by Nannuka c. 831 CE in the Jejakabhukti (Bundelkhand) region, the Chandelas built the temple complex at Khajuraho and became fully sovereign after Pratihara decline.
Power effectively broken by Chahamana and Ghurid invasions around 1200-1203, though a residual Chandela line at Kalinjar persisted in reduced form until Viravarman II's reign ended c. 1315.
The atlas holds 3 border frames for Chandela Dynasty (Chandelas of Jejakabhukti) — the shape you scrub through changes in 831 · 950 · 966.
John Keay's acclaimed single-volume history of India places this dynasty within the sweep of the subcontinent's past.