Amaragangeya

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by AnomieBOT (talk | contribs) at 04:53, 8 November 2016 (Dating maintenance tags: {{Use Indian English}} {{Use dmy dates}}). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Amaragangeya
King of Shakambhari
Reignc. 1164-1165 CE
PredecessorVigraharaja IV
SuccessorPrithviraja II
DynastyChahamanas of Shakambhari

Amaragangeya (r. c. 1164-1165 CE ), also known as Aparagangeya, was an Indian king from the Chahamana dynasty. He ruled parts of north-western India, including present-day Rajasthan.

Amaragangeya was a son of the Chahamana king Vigraharaja IV. He appears to have ascended the throne as a minor, and ruled for a very short period.[1] He was succeeded by his paternal cousin Prithviraja II, who was a son of Vigraharaja's brother Jagaddeva. According to an inscription found at the Ruthi Rani temple at Dhod, Prithviraja defeated the king of Shakambhari. This indicates that Prithviraja de-throned Amaragangeya, and became the Chahamana king.[2] According to the 15th century Kashmiri historian Jonaraja, Amaragangeya died unmarried.[3]

References

Bibliography

  • Dasharatha Sharma (1959). Early Chauhān Dynasties. S. Chand / Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9780842606189. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • R. B. Singh (1964). History of the Chāhamānas. N. Kishore. OCLC 11038728. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)