Gopendraraja | |
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Chahamana king | |
Reign | c. 771–784 CE |
Predecessor | Chandraraja I |
Successor | Durlabharaja I |
Dynasty | Chahamanas of Shakambhari |
Gopendra-Raja (r. c. 771–784 CE) was an Indian king belonging to the Chahamana dynasty that ruled parts of present-day Rajasthan in north-western India. He is also known as Gopendraka. [1]
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]