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Chhittaraja

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Reign
  
c. 1022 – c. 1035 CE

Predecessor
  

Name
  
Chhittaraja Chhittaraja

Successor
  
Nagarjuna

Dynasty
  

Chhittaraja was Shilahara ruler of north Konkan branch from 1022 CE – 1035 CE.

Chhittaraja succeeded his uncle Arikesarin some time before 1026 CE, when he issued his Bhandup plates. Chhittaraja was a patron of art and literature. He built the magnificent temple of Shiva at Ambarnath near Kalyan. He patronised Soddhala, the author of the Udayasundarikatha. (Dept. Gazetteer: 2002)

References

Chhittaraja Wikipedia


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