The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s3.55
The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s3.55
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c5.s3.55
Dhârânagara—Dhar in Malwa, the capital of Râjâ Bhoja. The Deogarh inscription shows that he flourished in the ninth century. For the history of Râjâ Bhoja and his ancestors, ser *Epigraphia Indica*, vol. I, p. 222; Merutuṅga Âchâryya's *Prabandhachintâmaṇi*; *JASB.*, 1861, p. 194. In his court flourished Kâlidâsa, the author of the Nalodaya, Jayadeva, the author of the drama *Prasanna Râghava* and others (*Bhoja prabandha*).
Linked texts (3)
- Prasannarāghava — Jayadeva Pīyūṣavarṣa, Sanskrit
- Prabandhacintāmaṇi — Merutuṅga, Sanskrit
- Nalodaya — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit