Gopendraraja

Gopendraraja
King of Sapadalaksha
Reign	771–784
Predecessor	Chandraraja I
Successor	Durlabharaja I
Died	784
Dynasty	Chahamanas of Shakambhari

Gopendraraja (died 784), also known as Gopendraka, ^[1] was the king of the Chahamana dynasty from 771 to 784.

Gopendra succeeded his brother Chandraraja I as the Chahamana king. According to Prithviraja Vijaya , their father was Vigraharaja I. ^[2] The later Hammira Mahakavya , however, states that their father was Vigraharaja's ancestor Naradeva. ^[3]

The Prabandha-Kosha states that Gopendra defeated one Sultan Beg Varisa in a battle. ^[4] Historian R. B. Singh theorizes that Beg Varisa might have been a subordinate of the Arab general Muhammad bin Qasim. ^[5]

Gopendra was succeeded by his nephew Durlabharaja I, who was the son of Chandraraja I. ^[2]

References

1. Dasharatha Sharma 1959, p. 28.
2. R. B. Singh 1964, p. 55.
3. Anita Sudan 1989, p. 23.
4. R. B. Singh 1964, p. 88.
5. R. B. Singh 1964, p. 89.

Bibliography

• Anita Sudan (1989). A study of the Cahamana inscriptions of Rajasthan. Research.
• Dasharatha Sharma (1959). Early Chauhān Dynasties. S. Chand / Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN   9780842606189.
• R. B. Singh (1964). History of the Chāhamānas. N. Kishore. OCLC   11038728.