| Chandanaraja | |
|---|---|
| Chahamana king | |
| Reign | c. 890–917 CE |
| Predecessor | Govindaraja II |
| Successor | Vakpatiraja I |
| Dynasty | Chahamanas of Shakambhari |
| Father | Govindaraja II |
Chandanaraja (r. c. 890–917 CE) was an Indian king belonging to the Shakambhari Chahamana dynasty. He ruled parts of present-day Rajasthan in north-western India.
Chandana-raja succeeded his father Guvaka II as the Chahamana king. He is also known as Vappayaraja and Manika Rai. [1]
According to the Harsha stone inscription, Chandana defeated a Tomara ruler named Rudra (or Rudrena). Dasharatha Sharma identifies this ruler with a king of Delhi's Tomara dynasty. [2] Historian R. B. Singh theorizes that Rudra was another name of the Tomara ruler Chandrapala or Bibasapala. [3]
The Prithviraja Vijaya states that Chandana's queen Rudrani was also known as "Atma-Prabha" because of her yogic powers. She is said to have set up 1,000 lamp-like lingams on the banks of the Pushkar lake. [4]
References
- ^ R. B. Singh 1964, p. 56.
- ^ Dasharatha Sharma 1959, pp. 26–27.
- ^ R. B. Singh 1964, p. 97.
- ^ R. B. Singh 1964, pp. 97–98.
Bibliography
- Dasharatha Sharma (1959). Early Chauhān Dynasties. S. Chand / Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9780842606189.
- R. B. Singh (1964). History of the Chāhamānas. N. Kishore. OCLC 11038728.