The Pratiharas who first had their capital at Bhinmal gained prominence during the rule of:

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• The Gurjara-Pratiharas who had their early capital at Bhinmal became prominent in the early to mid-$8^{th}$ century.

• Nagabhata I (c. 730–760 CE) is credited with consolidating Pratihara power: he repelled Arab incursions in western India and established authority over large parts of Rajasthan and Malwa, raising the status of the Bhinmal-based Pratiharas.

• The other options are incorrect: Nagarjuna is not associated with the rise of the Bhinmal Pratiharas; Devapala was a later Pala ruler (an eastern contemporary and sometimes rival); Kanishka was a much earlier Kushan emperor.

Therefore the Pratiharas of Bhinmal gained prominence during the rule of Nagabhata I.

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