Vakpatiraja I

Vakpatiraja I
Maharaja
King of Sapadalaksha
Reignc. 917–944 CE
PredecessorChandanaraja
SuccessorSimharaja
IssueSimharaja, Lakshmana and Vatsaraja
DynastyChahamanas of Shakambhari
FatherGovindaraja II
MotherRudrani

Vakpatiraja I (reigned c. 917–944 CE), also known as Vappayaraja, was an Indian king belonging to the Shakambhari Chahamana dynasty. He ruled the Sapadalaksha country, which included parts of present-day Rajasthan in north-western India. He appears to have made an attempt to throw off the Gurjara-Pratihara overlordship, and was the first Chahamana king to assume the title Maharaja.