Bhoja (Varman dynasty)

Not to be confused with Mihira Bhoja.

Bhoja
King of Kannauj
Reign? – 770
PredecessorDunduka
SuccessorVajrayudha
DynastyVarman
FatherDunduka
MotherPadma
ReligionJainism

Bhoja was the King of Kannauj in the late 8th century CE.

His parents were Dunduka and Padma, Dunduka's queen.[1][2] Dunduka made several futile attempts to kill Bhoja.[2] Later, Bhoja killed Dunduka for the throne in his royal court.[1][2]

After killing his father, Bhoja ascended the throne with the favour and support of Dunduka's subjects and high officials.[1][2] Bhoja, like his father Dunduka and grandfather Āma, became a parama Jaina. He fought off an invasion by an invading Muslim army. He either retired as a king after a short rule, or his kingdom was annexed by the Ayudhas, who established a new dynasty,[3] or he was deposed by the Pratiharas.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Rama Shankar Tripathi (1964). History of Kanauj: To the Moslem Conquest. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 211. ISBN 978-81-208-0478-4.
  2. ^ a b c d e Mishra, Shyam Manohar (1977). Yaśovarman of Kanauj: a study of political history, social, and cultural life of northern India during the reign of Yaśovarman. New Delhi: Abhinav Publications. pp. 120–121. OCLC 5782454.
  3. ^ Sen, Sailendra Nath (1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization (Paperback ed.). New Age International. pp. 264–668. ISBN 9788122411980.