Mihira Bhoja I
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Mihira Bhoja I (836-885 A.D.) was the son of Ramabhadra. Mihira Bhoja belonged to the dynasty of Gurjara Pratihara rulers. He seems to have started his career with a debit balance of reverses and defeats suffered by his father Rambhadra which had considerably lowered the prestige of the Pratihara family. Mihira Bhoja gradually rebuilt the empire by his conquests of the territories in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. His empire extended over a large area from the foot of the Himalayas up to the river Narmada and must have included the present district of Etawah. The country was then prosperous and safe from robbers and rich in natural resources. Bhoja was succeeded by his son Mahendrapala (c. 885-910 A. D.). During his reign, the state capital was Kannauj (now in Madhya Pradesh, India), during his period Kannauj was referred as Panchala.
Mihira Bhoja I's epithet was Srimadadivaraha (the fortunate primeval boar incarnation of Vishnu) and therefore there is a broad agreement amongst the scholars on the attribution of adivaraha dramma billon coins to him. These coins have a depiction of adivaraha on the obverse. On the reverse,Proto-Devanagari legend srimadadivaraha is written along with some pictorial elements.[1]
| Preceded by Ramabhadra |
Gurjara Pratihara Emperor 836 - 885 CE |
Succeeded by Mahendrapala |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Deyell, John S. 'Living Without Silver', Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1999, pp 28-29
