Vatsaraja
Vatsaraja | |
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Maharajadhiraja Parmeshwara | |
3rd Pratihara king | |
Reign | c. 780 – c. 800 |
Predecessor | Devaraja |
Successor | Nagabhata II |
Dynasty | Pratihara |
Mother | Bhuyikadevi |
Religion | Hinduism (Shaivism)[1] |
Vatsaraja (780–800) or Vatsraja was an Emperor of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty in Northern India. He was grand-nephew of Nagabhata I and his mother was queen Bhuyikadevi.[2] He was the first ruler of Rajasthan to win victories over the distant regions of Kanauj and Bengal. His extensive conquests mark the rise of the Imperial Gurjara-Pratiharas.[3]
Reign
After Nagabhata I, he was succeeded by his nephews, there have been two rulers namely Kakkuka and Devaraja before Vatsraja came to the throne. Kakustha or Kakkuka was the nephew of Nagabhata I and nothing much is known about him. The younger brother of Kakkuka, king Devasakti or Devaraja is described as having curbed the freedom of a multitude of rulers.[4]
After bringing much of Rajasthan under his control, Vatsaraja then embarked to become "master of all the land lying between the two seas." Contemporary Jijasena's Harivamsha purana describes him as "master of western quarter"[5]
According to Radhanpur Plate Inscription and Prithviraja Vijaya, Vatsaraja led an expedition against the distant eastern kingdom of Bengal, ruled by the Palas under Dharmapala. as such palas came into conflict from time to time with the Imperial Pratiharas. According to above inscription Dharamapala, was deprived of his two white
. Through vigorous campaigning,Vatsaraja took the title of Ranahastin after his Kannauj campaign, and minted coins with legends "Shri Rana Hasti". These coins were found in Rajputana, Saurashtra.[6][7]
The statement of Jaina preceptor Uddyotana Suri, that the narrative
See also
References
- ^ "Siddhpur inscription of nagabhata". p. 39.
- ^ Rama Shankar Tripathi 1959, p. 228.
- ISBN 978-93-85593-18-5.
- ^ Sharma, Dasharatha (1966). Rajasthan through the Ages (first ed.). Bikaner: Rajasthan State Archives. p. 123.
- ^ ISBN 8129108909.
- ISBN 8129108909.
- ^ Institute, Ganganatha Jha Research (1970). The Journal of the Ganganatha Jha Research Institute. Honorary Secretary, Ganganatha Jha Research Institute.
- ^ Sharma, Dasharatha (1966). Rajasthan through the Ages (first ed.). Bikaner: Rajasthan state archives. p. 125.
- ISBN 978-93-85593-18-5.
- ^ Sharma, Dasharatha (1959). Early Chauhan Dynasties (first ed.). Delhi: S.Chand &Co. p. 30-31.
- ISBN 978-93-85593-18-5.
Bibliography
- Rama Shankar Tripathi (1959). History of Kanauj: To the Moslem Conquest. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-0478-4.
- Sharma, Dasharatha (1959). Early Chauhan Dynasties (First ed.). Delhi: S.Chand & Company.
- Sharma, Dasharatha (1966). Rajasthan through the Ages (First ed.). Bikaner: Rajasthan State Archives.
- Sharma, Shanta Rani (2017). Origin and Rise of the Imperial Pratihāras of Rajasthan: Transitions, Trajectories and Historical Change (first ed.). Jaipur: University of Rajasthan. ISBN 978-93-85593-18-5.