Paramardi

Paramardi
Parama-bhattaraka Maharajadhiraja Parameshvara, Kalanjaradhipati
King of Jejakabhukti
Reignc. 1165–1203 CE
PredecessorMadanavarman or Yashovarman II
SuccessorTrailokyavarman
DynastyChandela
FatherYashovarman II

Paramardi (reigned c. 1165–1203 CE) was a king of the Chandela dynasty of central India. He was the last powerful Chandela king, and ruled the Jejakabhukti region (Bundelkhand in present-day Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh). Around 1182–83 CE, he was defeated by Prithviraj Chauhan, who raided the Chandela capital Mahoba. Paramardi managed to recover the Chandela power over the next few years, but was defeated by the Ghurid general Qutb ud-Din Aibak around 1202–03 CE.