Mihira Bhoja | |
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Adivaraha | |
6th Pratihara Emperor | |
Reign | c. 836 – c. 885 CE |
Predecessor | Ramabhadra |
Successor | Mahendrapala I |
Died | 885 Narmada River |
Queen | Candra-Bhattarika-devi |
Issue | Mahendrapala I |
Father | Ramabhadra |
Mother | Appa-devi |
Religion | Hinduism |
Mihira Bhoja (c. 836–885 CE) or Bhoja I was the Pratiharan Emperor from 836 to 885 CE. He inherited a weakened realm in an adverse situation from his father, Ramabhadra. However, his capable reign transformed it into a large and prosperous empire. Bhoja was a devotee of Vishnu and adopted the title of Ādivarāha, which is inscribed on some of his coins.[1][better source needed]. One of the outstanding political figures of India in the ninth century, he ranks with Dhruva Dharavarsha and Dharmapala as a great general and empire builder.[2]
At its height, Bhoja's empire extended to the Narmada River in the south, the Sutlej River in the northwest, and up to Bengal in the east. It extended over a large area from the foot of the Himalayas up to the river Narmada and included the present district of Etawah in Uttar Pradesh.[3][4]
He was undoubtedly one of the outstanding political figures of India in ninth century and ranks with Dhruva and Dharmapala as a great general and empire builder.