Prithvirāja II (r. c. 1165–1169 CE ) was an Indian king from the Chahamana dynasty. He ruled parts of north-western India, including present-day Rajasthan. He is also known by other names, including Prithvi-bhatta, Prithvi-deva and Pethad-deva.
Prithviraja was a son of the Chahamana king Jagaddeva. The rule of Jagaddeva was followed by that of his brother Vigraharaja IV, and then Vigraharaja's son Aparagangeya. According to an inscription found at the Ruthi Rani temple at Dhod, Prithviraja defeated the king of Shakambhari. This indicates that Prithviraja de-throned Aparagangeya, and became the Chahamana king.[1]
Reign
Prithviraja appears to have faced Muslim invasions from the west. According to the 1168 CE Hansi stone inscription, he assigned his maternal uncle Kilhana as the in-charge of the Ashika Fort (modern Hansi), anxious to save it from Hammira (Emir). The "Hammira" can be identified with Ghaznavid king Khusrau Malik, who controlled Lahore at the time.[2]
The Hansi inscription also states that Kilhana burnt a town called Panchapura.[2]Dasharatha Sharma identifies Panchapura with modern Panjaur. The ruler of Panchapura accepted Prithviraja's suzerainty, and surrendered to him an expensive pearl necklace.[3]
The Bijolia rock inscription states that Prithviraja secured an elephant named Manahsiddhikari from a ruler named Vasantapala. Dasharatha Sharma identifies this Vasantapala with a king mentioned in the play Lalita-Vigraharaja-Nataka. According to this play, Vasantapala was the father of Vigraharaja's lover Desaladevi. Sharma theorizes that Aparagangeya was Desaladevi's son. Thus, Vasantapala was probably an enemy of Prithviraja, and was subdued by him.[3]
Prithviraja probably died heirless, because of which he was succeeded by his uncle Someshvara.[2]
Religion
Prithviraja's queen was Suhavadevi[1] or Sudhava.[3] Both were devout Shaivites. Prithviraja gifted villages and precious metals (including gold) to Brahmins. He also granted the Morajhari village to the Parshvanatha Jain temple at Bijolia.[3]
Inscriptions
Find-spots of Prithviraja II's inscriptions
Inscriptions dated to Prithviraja's reign have been found at following places:[4]
Dasharatha Sharma (1959). Early Chauhān Dynasties. S. Chand / Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN9780842606189.
R. B. Singh (1964). History of the Chāhamānas. N. Kishore. OCLC 11038728.
January 06, 2023
prithviraja, prithvirāja, 1165, 1169, indian, king, from, chahamana, dynasty, ruled, parts, north, western, india, including, present, rajasthan, also, known, other, names, including, prithvi, bhatta, prithvi, deva, pethad, deva, king, shakambharireignc, 1165,. Prithviraja II r c 1165 1169 CE was an Indian king from the Chahamana dynasty He ruled parts of north western India including present day Rajasthan He is also known by other names including Prithvi bhatta Prithvi deva and Pethad deva Prithviraja IIKing of ShakambhariReignc 1165 1169 CEPredecessorAmaragangeyaSuccessorSomeshvaraDynastyChahamanas of ShakambhariA sandstone slab with an inscription in Sanskrit relevant Contents 1 Early life 2 Reign 3 Religion 4 Inscriptions 5 References 5 1 BibliographyEarly life EditPrithviraja was a son of the Chahamana king Jagaddeva The rule of Jagaddeva was followed by that of his brother Vigraharaja IV and then Vigraharaja s son Aparagangeya According to an inscription found at the Ruthi Rani temple at Dhod Prithviraja defeated the king of Shakambhari This indicates that Prithviraja de throned Aparagangeya and became the Chahamana king 1 Reign EditPrithviraja appears to have faced Muslim invasions from the west According to the 1168 CE Hansi stone inscription he assigned his maternal uncle Kilhana as the in charge of the Ashika Fort modern Hansi anxious to save it from Hammira Emir The Hammira can be identified with Ghaznavid king Khusrau Malik who controlled Lahore at the time 2 The Hansi inscription also states that Kilhana burnt a town called Panchapura 2 Dasharatha Sharma identifies Panchapura with modern Panjaur The ruler of Panchapura accepted Prithviraja s suzerainty and surrendered to him an expensive pearl necklace 3 The Bijolia rock inscription states that Prithviraja secured an elephant named Manahsiddhikari from a ruler named Vasantapala Dasharatha Sharma identifies this Vasantapala with a king mentioned in the play Lalita Vigraharaja Nataka According to this play Vasantapala was the father of Vigraharaja s lover Desaladevi Sharma theorizes that Aparagangeya was Desaladevi s son Thus Vasantapala was probably an enemy of Prithviraja and was subdued by him 3 Prithviraja probably died heirless because of which he was succeeded by his uncle Someshvara 2 Religion EditPrithviraja s queen was Suhavadevi 1 or Sudhava 3 Both were devout Shaivites Prithviraja gifted villages and precious metals including gold to Brahmins He also granted the Morajhari village to the Parshvanatha Jain temple at Bijolia 3 Inscriptions Edit Find spots of Prithviraja II s inscriptions Inscriptions dated to Prithviraja s reign have been found at following places 4 Hansi 1167 CE 1224 VS Dhod 1168 CE 1225 VS Menal 1168 CE 1225 VS and 1169 CE 1226 VS References Edit a b R B Singh 1964 p 154 a b c R B Singh 1964 p 155 a b c d Dasharatha Sharma 1959 p 66 Dasharatha Sharma 1959 p 65 Bibliography Edit Dasharatha Sharma 1959 Early Chauhan Dynasties S Chand Motilal Banarsidass ISBN 9780842606189 R B Singh 1964 History of the Chahamanas N Kishore OCLC 11038728 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prithviraja II amp oldid 1123239825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
