Shiladitya

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Shiladitya (Hindi: शिलादित्य) was a ruler of Malwa. He was Jat of Virk gotra.^{[citation needed]} He was son of Yasodharman. He became ruler of Malwa after Yasodharman. He was follower of Buddhism. The Chinese traveller Xuanzang has mentioned him.^{[citation needed]} His neighbours were Brahmans who attacked him so he migrated from Malwa and reached Kashmir. In 540 AD Pravarsen of Kashmir made him king again. After the fall of rule of Virk Jats in Malwa there were no other Jat state worth mentioning.