Nagabhata II

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Nagabhata II
4th Gurjara-Pratihara king
Reign c. 805 – c. 833
Predecessor Vatsaraja
Successor Ramabhadra
Gurjara-Pratihara rulers
(650–1036 AD)
Nagabhata I (730–760)
Kakkuka and Devaraja (760–780)
Vatsaraja (780–800)
Nagabhata II (800–833)
Ramabhadra (833–836)
Mihira Bhoja I (836–885)
Mahendrapala I (885–910)
Bhoja II (910–913)
Mahipala I (913–944)
Mahendrapala II (944–948)
Devapala (948–954)
Vinayakapala (954–955)
Mahipala II (955–956)
Vijayapala II (956–960)
Rajapala (960–1018)
Trilochanapala (1018–1027)
Jasapala (Yashpala) (1024–1036)

Nagabhata II (805–833) ascended the throne of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty after his father Vatsaraja.[1] His mother was queen Sundari-Devi. He was designated with imperial titles - Paramabhattaraka, Maharajadhiraja, and Paramesvara after conquest of Kannauj.[2] The Somnath Temple in Gujrat after its first demolition by Arab invaders was rebuilt by Nagabhata II.[citation needed]

Reign

Nagabhata II finds a mention in the Gwalior inscription. He defeated the rulers of Andhra, Saindheva, Vidarbha, Kalinga, Matsyas, Vatsas and the Turks. He also defeated Chakrayudh at Kannauj.[3]:20 He was later defeated by the Rashtrakuta Emperor Govinda III (793–814) and lost Malwa and Gujarat. However, he recovered Malwa from the Rashtrakutas, conquered Kanauj and the Indo-Gangetic Plain as far as Bihar from the Palas, and again checked the Muslims in the west. He rebuilt the great Shiva temple at Somnath in Gujarat, which had been demolished in an Arab raid from Sind. Kanauj became the center of the Pratihara state, which covered much of northern India during the peak of their power (836–910).[2]

Rambhadra (833 – c. 836) briefly succeeded Nagabhata II.

Preceded by
Vatsraj (780–800)
Gurjara Pratihara Emperor
750–780
Succeeded by
Ramabhadra (833–836)

References

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  3. Sen, S.N., 2013, A Textbook of Medieval Indian History, Delhi: Primus Books, ISBN 9789380607344


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