Guvaka II
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Guvaka II (r.863–890 CE) (गुवक द्वितीय), also called Govindaraja II , was a king belonging to the Chauhan dynasty (Shakambhari). He ruled the Sapadalaksha country, which included parts of present-day Rajasthan in north-western India.
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History
Govinda-raja II ascended the Chahamana throne after his father Chandraraja II.[1]
The Harsha stone inscription describes Govinda II as a warrior as great as his grandfather Guvaka I.[2][3]
The Prithviraja Vijaya states that 12 kings wanted to marry Govinda's sister Kalavati, but he defeated them, and gave his sister in marriage to the emperor of Kanyakubja.[4] This ruler of Kannauj is identified with the Pratihara emperor Bhoja I.[5]
Guvaka II succeeded by Chandanaraja
Govinda II was succeeded by his son Chandanaraja.[6]
References
- ↑ R. B. Singh (1964). History of the Chāhamānas. N. Kishore. OCLC 11038728.p.56
- ↑ Dasharatha Sharma (1959). Early Chauhān Dynasties. S. Chand / Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9780842606189.p.26
- ↑ Harshagiri Inscription of 961 AD, L.13
- ↑ R. B. Singh 1964, p. 96.
- ↑ Dasharatha Sharma 1959, p. 26.
- ↑ R. B. Singh 1964, p. 56