Nagabhata II
| Nagabhata II | |
|---|---|
| Paramabhattaraka Maharajadhiraja Paramesvara | |
| 4th Gurjara Pratihara king | |
| Reign | c. 795 – c. 833 |
| Predecessor | Vatsaraja |
| Successor | Ramabhadra |
| Dynasty | Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty |
| Father | Vatsaraja |
| Mother | Sundari-Devi |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Nagabhata II (reign 795–833) was an
Reign
Nagabhata II finds a mention in the Gwalior inscription. He defeated the rulers of Sindhu, Andhra, Vidarbha, Kalinga, Matsyas, Vatsas, Malavas, Kiratas, Anartas and the Arabs. He had defeated
An inscription of his descendant, Mihira Bhoja describes Nagabhata II as "who, desirous of the great growth of virtuous acts, enjoined in the Veda, performed a series of religious ceremonies according to the custom of Kshatriya families." Nagabhata is said to have been a devotee of Bhagavati.[7]
Nagabhatta faced a large Pala army in his early career, which had an elephant force of 50,000, led by King Dharmapala himself at
"defeating Bhata, the Gauda ruler, in battle, and presented the earth at his master’s(Vatsaraja) feet”.
Nagabhata II was succeeded by Ramabhadra. Some earlier historians identified Nagabhata with Āma, who according to the Jain accounts, died in 832-833 CE (see Āma#Identification with Nagabhata II). Based on this identification, Nagabhata's reign is theorized to have ended around 833 CE. Historian Shyam Manohar Mishra, who disagrees with this identification, places Nagabhata's death around 825 CE.[9]
References
- ^ Panchānana Rāya (1939). A historical review of Hindu India: 300 B. C. to 1200 A. D. I. M. H. Press. p. 125.
- ^ a b Rama Shankar Tripathi 1964, p. 233.
- ISBN 8129108909.
- ^ History of Rajasthan Rima Hooja pg - 276 Roopa Publishers
- ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0.
- ISBN 9789380607344
- ISBN 9788176258418.
- ISBN 8129108909.
- ^ Shyam Manohar Mishra 1977, pp. 121–124.
Bibliography
- Rama Shankar Tripathi (1964). History of Kanauj: To the Moslem Conquest. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-0478-4.
- Shyam Manohar Mishra (1977). Yaśovarman of Kanauj. Abhinav. OCLC 5782454.
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