Govindaraja IV

Govindaraja IV
Ghurid vassal of Sapadalaksha
Reignc. 1192 CE
PredecessorPrithviraja III
SuccessorHariraja
IssueValhana
DynastyChahamanas of Shakambhari
FatherPrithviraja III

Govindaraja IV (r. c. 1192 CE) was an Indian king belonging to the Chahamana dynasty, which ruled the Sapadalaksha region in present-day north-western India. The Ghurid invaders defeated and killed his father Prithviraja III, while he was still a minor, and appointed him as a vassal ruler of the Chahamana kingdom. His uncle Hariraja dethroned him for accepting the Ghurid suzerainty. Subsequently, Govindaraja established a new branch of the Chahamanas of Ranastambhapura