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Chandradeva, the first monarch of the dynasty, was a son of Mahichandra and a grandson of Yashovigraha. [4] The Gahadavala inscriptions state that Yashovigraha "seized the earth and made her fond of the king's sceptre (or justice)". [5] He did not bear any royal titles, so it appears that he was a petty chief with some military victories to his ...
1114–1155 CE) was the King of Kannauj from 1114 to 1155 and was a member of the Gahadavala dynasty. Govindachandra was the most powerful ruler of his dynasty. As a prince, he achieved military successes against the Ghaznavids and the Palas. As a sovereign, he defeated the Kalachuris of Tripuri, and annexed some of their territories.
Jayachandra was a son of the Gahadavala king Vijayachandra.According to a Kamauli inscription, he was crowned king on 21 June 1170 CE. [2] Jayachandra inherited his grandfather Govindachandra's royal titles: [2] Ashva-pati Nara-pati Gaja-pati Rajatrayadhipati ("leader of three forces: the cavalry, the infantry and the elephant corps" [3]) and Vividha-vidya-vichara-vachaspati ("patron of ...
The King of Kashi, which is mentioned in the records of Lakshmana Sena, which clearly mentions the Gahadavala king and by putting a defeat upon the emperor he ousted the Gahadavala king from Magadha.The evidences of the Sena Conquest of Gaya comes from the two records of Ashokachalla found in Gaya. Although the correct interpretation of the ...
According to the Gahadavala inscriptions, Chandradeva was a son of Mahachandra (alias Mahitala or Mahiyala), and a grandson of Yashovigraha. [1] The Gahadavala inscriptions give the titles and name of Chandradeva as "Parama-bhattaraka Maharajadhiraja Parameshvara Parama-Maheshvara Shriman Chandra-deva". They portray Chandradeva as the saviour ...
Vijaya-chandra (IAST: Vijayacandra, r. c. 1155-1169 CE) was an Indian king from the Gahadavala dynasty. He ruled the Antarvedi country in the Gangetic plains, which includes a major part of the present-day eastern Uttar Pradesh, including Varanasi. He probably also ruled some parts of western Bihar through his feudatories.
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Subsequently, the Ghaznavids appear to have launched another attack on the Gahadavala kingdom, which was not successful. Kṛtya-Kalpataru, written by the Gahadavala courtier Lakshmidhara, states that Govindachandra killed the Hammira. [7] This incident may have happened during the reign of Madanapala, or early in the reign of Govindachandra. [8]