Chandraraja I

Chandraraja I
Chahamana king
Reign	c. 759-751 CE
Predecessor	Vigraharaja I
Successor	Gopendraraja

Dynasty	Chahamanas of Shakambhari

Chandraraja I (r. c. 759-751 CE ) was an Indian king belonging to the Chahamana dynasty that ruled parts of present-day Rajasthan in north-western India.

According to Prithviraja Vijaya, Chandraraja was a son of his predecessor Vigraharaja I.^[1] The later Hammira Mahakavya, however, states that his father was Vigraharaja's ancestor Naradeva.^[2]

Chandraraja I was a son of the Chahamana king Vigraharaja I. He was succeeded by his brother Gopendraraja, who in turn was succeeded by Chandraraja's son Durlabharaja I.^[1]

References

1 2 R. B. Singh 1964, p. 55.
↑ Anita Sudan 1989, p. 23.

Bibliography

Anita Sudan (1989). A study of the Cahamana inscriptions of Rajasthan. Research.
R. B. Singh (1964). History of the Chāhamānas. N. Kishore. OCLC 11038728.

Chahamanas of Shakambhari (Chauhans of Ajmer)

9th century and earlier	Chahamana (possibly mythical) Vasudeva Samantaraja Naradeva Ajayaraja I Vigraharaja I Chandraraja I Gopendraraja Durlabharaja I Govindaraja I Chandraraja II Govindaraja II

10th-11th centuries	Chandanaraja Vakpatiraja I Simharaja Vigraharaja II Durlabharaja II Govindaraja III Vakpatiraja II Viryarama Chamundaraja Durlabharaja III Vigraharaja III Prithviraja I

12th century	Ajayaraja II Arnoraja Jagaddeva Vigraharaja IV Amaragangeya Prithviraja II Someshvara Prithviraja III Govindaraja IV Hariraja

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