Bhoja I was a medieval

Shilahara The Shilahara Kingdom ( IAST: Śilāhāra; also Sinhara, Shailahara, Shrilara, and Silara) was a royal dynasty that established itself in northern and southern Konkan in 8th century CE, present-day Mumbai and Southern Maharashtra (Kolhapur) d ...

king of Southern

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(

Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'. Kolhapur is kn ...

) on the west coast of

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. On the death of Guhala 11 in 1055 CE, Bhallala and Bhoja I must have ruled the kingdom. Achugi II, the Sinda ruler of Yelburga, is said to have repulsed a certain Bhoja I who can be only the

Bhoja I.

References

* Bhandarkar R.G. (1957): Early History of Deccan, Sushil Gupta (I) Pvt Ltd, Calcutta. * Fleet, J.F. (1896): "The Dynasties of the Kanarese District of The Bombay Presidency", written for ''The Bombay Gazetteer''. * Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (2002): Itihaas : Prachin Kal, Khand -1 (Marathi) * Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (1960): Kolhapur District Gazetteer * Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (1964): Kolaba District Gazetteer * Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (1982): Thane District Gazetteer * A.S. Altekar (1936): The Silaharas of Western India.

External links

Silver Coin of Shilaharas of Southern Maharashtra (Coinex 2006 - Souvenir)
{{Shilahara dynasty Shilahara dynasty 11th-century Indian monarchs