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the
Chandelas. After reaching the outskirts of Mahoba, he sent an emissary, asking Madanavarman to surrender. Madanavarman was busy celebrating the spring festival, and did not take the demand seriously. When the emissary reminded him about the fate of the Paramaras, he derisively asked his minister to make Jayasimha return by paying him some money. Jayasimha received the money, but when he heard about Madanavarman's nonchalance, he refused to return without meeting the Chandela king. He visited the Chandela palace with a large retinue. Only four of his attendants were allowed to accompany him inside the palace, but Madanavarman offered him a warm reception. Consequently, Jayasimha returned to his capital peacefully.
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544:) also bears his name. Tanks named "Madana-Sagara" (or Madan Sagar) after him are located in Mahoba, Jatara and Ahar-Narayanpura area of Tikamgarh district. Temples commissioned by him were once located on the banks of these tanks. Several other places are named after Madanavarman; these include Madanpura in
333:
narrates a similar legend: A bard once told
Jayasimha that the Chandela king was a very wise, generous and pleasure-loving ruler, whose court was as splendid as that of Jayasimha. On hearing this, Jayasimha deputed another person to verify this claim. When the claim was confirmed, he marched against
377:
Compared to the other
Chandela rulers, an unusually large number of coins and inscriptions are available from his reign. The locations of their discoveries and the place names mentioned in the various inscriptions indicate that Madanavarman's kingdom roughly included the
341:, the above-mentioned legend is "fanciful", and Jayasimha did not achieve much success against the Chandelas. Historian R. K. Dikshit theorizes that the conflict between Jayasimha and Madanavarman was inconclusive, with both the sides claiming victory.
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was quickly exterminated, and the other kings enjoyed supreme comfort by paying homage to him. While these are obvious exaggerations by a court poet, it appears that
Madanavarman was able to exert political influence over these rulers.
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mentions the defeat of a
Chaulukya ruler, which seems to corroborate the claim made in the Kalanjara inscription. However, the Gujarat chronicles state that it was Jayasimha who emerged victorious in this conflict. According to the
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hoard of his coins. The inscriptions of Gaya-Karna's successor
Narasimha have been discovered in this region, at Lal Pahadi (1158 CE) and Alhaghat (1159 CE). This suggests that the Chandelas could not retain this territory for
433:(Vidisha), which indicates that Bhilsa was also a part of his kingdom. The Barigar (Varidurga) inscription mentions several places which can be identified with parts of the present-day
244:. Madanavarman may have seized this opportunity to capture a part of the Paramara territory. According to the 1134 CE Augasi inscription, Madanavarman was residing at Bhaillasvamin (
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The inscriptions of
Madanavarman's successors describe his military achievements using conventional praises, but do not provide any specific details. The Baghari inscription of
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and annexed a part of the
Paramara territory. This region was recaptured by Yashovarman's son Lakshmivarman, as indicated by a 1200 VS (1143-44 CE) inscription.
930:
597:. Yasho-Varman either did not rule, or ruled for a very short time. Historical evidence suggests that Madanavarman was succeeded by Paramardi.
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or
Vidisha) bear the Chandela-Paramara border. The Semra inscription of his successor Paramardi also indicates that the Chandelas crossed the
183:
inscription of
Madanavarman's minister Gadadhara states that the minister helped the Chandela king subdue all other kings. It claims that the
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517:, Madanavarman commissioned a large number of tanks and temples. He also gifted large amounts of gold, jewels, horses, and elephants to
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had weakened the Kalachuri kingdom. Taking advantage of this situation, Madanavarman may have annexed the northern part of the
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Madanavarman issued gold, silver and copper coins featuring a seated goddess. He also issued copper coins featuring the deity
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demon. It further states that his enemies saw his red sword as they moved rapidly towards their own destruction, just as
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143:). He revived the Chandela glory by subduing the neighbouring kingdoms, and commissioned several tanks and temples.
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temples located around the lake at Mahoba are ascribed to him. The ruined temple of Madanesha-Sagara-Pura in Ahar (
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territory, and the defeat of the Paramaras by Jayasimha probably led to a conflict between the two powers.
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According to a Kalanjara inscription, Pratapa-Varman was his younger brother. Madanavarman's son was
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boasts that Madanavarman scattered his enemies with his sword, just like the warrior-deity
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inscription states that Madanavarman defeated the Gurjara king in an instant, just like
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states that Madanavarman paid a tribute to Jayasimha after seeing the fate of ruler of
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from his reign have been found at Ahar, Khajuraho, Mahoba, Papaura and other places.
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temple and a tank near Deddu village. Madanavarman's chief counsellor was a learned
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Madanavarman's prime minister was Gadadhara, who had also served his father. The
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369:. These probably refer to Madanavarman's campaign in eastern India.
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Coinage of Madanavarman (1128-1165 CE), Chandelas of Jejakabhukti.
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292:. The Chaulukya and the Chandela kingdoms were separated by the
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The king of Kashi can be identified with the Gahadavala ruler
236:. The Paramaras had been weakened after being defeated by the
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The king of Malava can be identified with the Paramara king
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remained friendly to him out of fear, the arrogant king of
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in the west to the Bhanrer Range in the east, between the
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king fled on listening Madanavarman's name, the king of
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inscription praises Gadadhara for his knowledge of the
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Inscriptions from his reign have been found at Augasi (
357:(1183-84 CE) contains a vague reference to wars with
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and his pious acts, including the construction of a
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159:cut off the wings of the mountains and killed the
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570:An 1192 CE inscription of Madanavarman, now at
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119:(reigned c. 1128–1165 CE) was a king of the
441:districts. A coin hoard found at Panwar in
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473:named Lahada, who was proficient in arts.
200:The Chedi king can be identified with the
20:
789:
208:. The defeats of his predecessors by the
131:as the ruler of the Jejakabhukti region (
605:
284:, and its king is identified with the
449:area was also a part of his kingdom.
167:comes in contact with a newly-arisen
7:
501:. These coins mention his name as
264:Conflict with Jayasimha Siddharaja
14:
314:, Jayasimha defeated the king of
574:, mentions three of his queens:
29:
1:
898:The Early Rulers of Khajurāho
877:The Candellas of Jejākabhukti
856:The Coinage of Northern India
318:(that is, Madanavarman). The
175:Relations with the neighbours
1130:12th-century Indian monarchs
578:(chief queen) Valhana-Devi,
220:region, as suggested by the
1146:
127:. He succeeded his father
1125:Chandelas of Jejakabhukti
970:(Vākpati) (c. 845-865 CE)
895:Sisirkumar Mitra (1977).
503:Shriman Madana-Varma-Deva
280:. Gurjara here refers to
28:
901:. Motilal Banarsidass.
593:, and his grandson was
353:inscription dated 1240
874:R. K. Dikshit (1976).
748:Sisirkumar Mitra 1977
645:Sisirkumar Mitra 1977
373:Extent of the kingdom
326:(the Paramara king).
548:and Madankhera near
331:Kumarapala-Prabandha
290:Jayasimha Siddharaja
242:Jayasimha Siddharaja
18:King of Jejakabhukti
840:, pp. 135–136.
816:, pp. 136–137.
765:, pp. 137–138.
615:, pp. 129–130.
853:P. C. Roy (1980).
838:R. K. Dikshit 1976
826:R. K. Dikshit 1976
814:R. K. Dikshit 1976
802:R. K. Dikshit 1976
778:R. K. Dikshit 1976
763:R. K. Dikshit 1976
733:R. K. Dikshit 1976
721:R. K. Dikshit 1976
706:R. K. Dikshit 1976
691:, p. 132-133.
689:R. K. Dikshit 1976
677:R. K. Dikshit 1976
660:R. K. Dikshit 1976
647:, p. 112-113.
630:R. K. Dikshit 1976
613:R. K. Dikshit 1976
572:Bharat Kala Bhavan
555:Several images of
542:Tikamgarh district
445:suggests that the
427:Tikamgarh district
312:Kumarapala-Charita
1112:
1111:
1105:(c. 1288-1311 CE)
1099:(c. 1285-1288 CE)
1093:(c. 1245-1285 CE)
1087:(c. 1203-1245 CE)
1081:(c. 1165-1203 CE)
1069:(c. 1128-1165 CE)
1063:(c. 1120-1128 CE)
1057:(c. 1110-1120 CE)
1051:(c. 1100-1110 CE)
1049:Sallakshanavarman
1045:(c. 1060-1100 CE)
1039:(c. 1050-1060 CE)
1033:(c. 1035-1050 CE)
1027:(c. 1003-1035 CE)
513:According to the
286:Gujarat Chaulukya
238:Gujarat Chaulukya
202:Tripuri Kalachuri
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1021:(c. 999-1002 CE)
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998:(c. 925-950 CE)
986:(c. 885-905 CE)
980:(c. 865-885 CE)
964:(c. 831-845 CE)
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476:Madanavarman's
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425:, and Papaura (
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347:
345:Other campaigns
302:Prithviraj Raso
266:
257:Govinda-Chandra
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147:Military career
135:in present-day
52:c. 1128–1165 CE
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453:Administration
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349:A fragmentary
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129:Prithvi-Varman
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1043:Kirttivarman
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382:region from
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43:Jejakabhukti
24:Madanavarman
15:
1097:Bhojavarman
955:Feudatories
880:. Abhinav.
859:. Abhinav.
492:chamberlain
250:Betwa River
232:or his son
230:Yashovarman
218:Baghelkhand
214:Gahadavalas
133:Bundelkhand
123:dynasty of
90:Yashovarman
57:Predecessor
1119:Categories
1091:Viravarman
1055:Jayavarman
1037:Devavarman
1031:Vijayapala
1025:Vidyadhara
1006:Sovereigns
974:Jayashakti
601:References
447:Bagelkhand
234:Jayavarman
206:Gaya-Karna
1079:Paramardi
947:Chandelas
530:Kalanjara
415:Khajuraho
411:Kalanjara
407:Charkhari
276:defeated
270:Kalanjara
210:Paramaras
153:Paramardi
75:Paramardi
67:Successor
576:Maharani
526:Ajaygarh
519:Brahmins
484:senapati
479:senapati
403:Ajaygarh
394:rivers.
390:and the
380:Vindhyan
294:Paramara
212:and the
121:Chandela
101:Chandela
41:King of
968:Vakpati
962:Nannuka
499:Hanuman
490:(chief
471:Brahmin
367:Kalinga
282:Gujarat
274:Krishna
96:Dynasty
1013:Dhanga
990:Harsha
984:Rahila
905:
884:
863:
550:Mahoba
538:Vishnu
467:Vishnu
431:Bhilsa
419:Mahoba
392:Yamuna
351:Mahoba
316:Mahoba
288:ruler
246:Bhilsa
222:Panwar
193:Malava
107:Father
1019:Ganda
584:Rajni
580:Rajni
534:Shiva
463:Vedas
439:Sagar
435:Damoh
388:Betwa
363:Vanga
324:Dhara
278:Kamsa
240:king
225:long.
204:king
189:Kashi
185:Chedi
157:Indra
125:India
86:Issue
49:Reign
976:and
903:ISBN
882:ISBN
861:ISBN
557:Jain
536:and
528:and
365:and
359:Anga
329:The
299:The
179:The
165:Rahu
161:Vala
139:and
459:Mau
423:Mau
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305:of
181:Mau
169:sun
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