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Before his faked death, Bhoja wrote a message for Munja, upon reading which Munja felt great remorse. When he came learned that Bhoja was still alive, Munja appointed him as his heir. This legend is considered of spurious nature by the historians. Munja's court poet Dhanapala states that the king had great love for Bhoja.
Bhoja was appointed as the king by the royal ministers after Munja's death. [5] According to a Gujarati legend documented in Rasmala, Munja ordered Bhoja's murder, but later appointed him as the crown prince. [6] Bhoja-Prabandha states that Munja ordered one Vatsaraja to kill Bhoja at the Mahamaya temple in Bhuvaneshvari forest. On hearing ...
According to the 14th century poet Merutunga's Prabandha-Chintamani, Sindhuraja was the biological son of Simhadantabhatta , while Munja was an adopted child. However, historians doubt the authenticity of this claim. [3] Merutunga also states that Munja was succeeded by Sindhuraja's son Bhoja.
A pair of blood-spattered trousers in a miso tank and an allegedly forced confession helped send Iwao Hakamata to death row in the 1960s. Now, more than five decades later, the world’s longest ...
A Bhoja-Charitra legend claims that shortly after becoming the king, Bhoja saw a play which depicted the killing of his uncle Munja by Tailapa. An enraged Bhoja launched an expedition against Tailapa, captured him, humiliated him and finally executed him. The story is historically inaccurate, as Tailapa died before Bhoja ascended the throne. [33]
The only woman on death row in Oklahoma could get a new chance to challenge her murder conviction, following a Supreme Court ruling in her favor on claims she was sex-shamed during her trial.
Vakpatiraj (II) alias Munja: 972–990 9 Sindhuraja: 990–1010 10 Bhoja: 1010–1055 11 Jayasimha I: 1055–1070 12 Udayaditya: 1070–1086 13 Lakshmadeva: 1086–1094 14 Naravarman: 1094–1133 15 Yashovarman: 1133–1142 16 Jayavarman I: 1142–1143 17 Interregnum from (1143 to 1175 CE) under an usurper named 'Ballala' and later the Solanki ...
The Supreme Court in 2017 ruled for a Black death row inmate who was sentenced after an expert witness testified he was statistically more likely to act violently in the future because of his race ...