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History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c27: Appendix G. Gāhaḍavāla kings of Kanauj

History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c27

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Appendix G. Gāhaḍavāla kings of Kanauj

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| Serial No. | Name of king | Relation to predecessor | Titles | Name of queen | Religion | Known dates A. D. | Approximate date of accession | Remarks |
| 1 | Candra, Candradeva or Candrā-dityadeva. | First Gāhaḍavāla ruler of Kanauj. | Parama-bhaṭṭāraka, Mahārājādhirāja, Parameśvara. | - | Parama-māheśvara | 1091, 1093, 1097, 1099. | c. 1085 | His father and grandfather were respectively named Mahicandra (Mahiala or Mahitala) and Yaśovigraha, but their seat of power is not definitely known. |
| 2 | Madanapāla, Madanacandra, Madanadeva. | Son of 1. | " | Prithvīś-tikā, Rālhā-devī or | " | 1104, 1105, 1107, 1109. | c. 1100 | He does not appear to have taken an active part in the ad- |

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| | | Rālhaṇa-devī. | | | | ministration, and the known grants of his time were made either by the crown-prince or by the queen. |
| 3 | Govindacandra. | Son of 2. | Parama-bhaṭṭāraka, Mahārājādhirāja, Parameśvara, Aśvapati, Gajapati, Narapati, Rājatrayādhipati, Vividha-vidyā-vicāravācaspati. | Nayanakelidevī, Gosaladevi, Kumāradevi, Vasantadevī. | 1114, 1115, 1117, 1118, 1120, 1122, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1150, 1151, 1154. | Besides Vijayacandra, he had two other sons, viz., Yuvarāja Aṣphoṭacandra and Rājapāla, but they did not ascend the throne. |
| 4 | Vijayacandra Vijayapāla (Rāso) Malladeva (Rambhāmañjarī). | Son of 3. | ” | Candra-lekhā (Rambhāmañjarī). | ” | 1167, 1168. | c. 1156 During his time the struggle with the Cauhāns began. |
| 5 | Jayacandra, Jayaccandra, Jayantacandra, | Son of 4. | ” | Subhādevī (Puruṣaparīkṣā). | He was also initiated as a de- | 1170, 1171, 1173, 1174, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1178, 1179, | 1170 He suffered a defeat at the hands of Sihā- |

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| Serial No. | Name of king | Relation to predecessor | Titles | Name of queen | Religion | Known dates A. D. | Approximate date of accession | Remarks |
| | Jaitracandra, (also sometimes known as Pangu or Dal Pangula). | | | | votee of Kṛiṣṇa and he extended his patronage to Buddhists well. The Gāhaḍavāla rulers were generally tolerant to the different systems of beliefs. | 1186, 1189. | | buddin Ghori. |
| 6 | Hariścandra. | Son of 5. | ” | | Paramamāheśvara. | 1196, 1197. | 1194 | He is the last known ruler of the dynasty. The kingdom was afterwards annexed by the Moslems. |

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