Chandraraja I (r. ) was an Indian king belonging to the
Chahamana dynasty that ruled parts of present-day
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
in north-western India.
According to ''
Prithviraja Vijaya
''Prithviraja Vijaya'' (IAST: Pṛthvīrāja Vijaya, "Prithviraja's Victory") is an eulogistic Sanskrit epic poem on the life of the Indian Chahamana king Prithviraja III (better known as Prithviraj Chauhan in the vernacular folk legends). It is b ...
'', Chandraraja was a son of his predecessor
Vigraharaja I.
The later ''
Hammira Mahakavya
''Hammira Mahakavya'' (IAST: ''Hammīra-Mahākāvya'') is a 15th-century Indian Sanskrit epic poem written by the Jain scholar Nayachandra Suri. It is a legendary biography of the 13th century Chahamana king Hammira. While not entirely accurate fr ...
'', however, states that his father was Vigraharaja's ancestor
Naradeva
Naradeva (r. c. 709-721 CE ) was an Indian king belonging to the Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Chahamana dynasty of Shakambhari (modern Sambhar Lake Town, Sambhar). He ruled parts of present-day Rajasthan in north-western India.
Naradeva has been m ...
.
Chandraraja I was a son of the Chahamana king
Vigraharaja I. He was succeeded by his brother
Gopendraraja, who in turn was succeeded by Chandraraja's son
Durlabharaja I
Durlabha-rāja I (r. c. 784-809 CE ) was an Indian ruler belonging to the Chahamana dynasty. He ruled parts of present-day Rajasthan in north-western India as a vassal of the Gurjara-Pratihara king Vatsaraja.
Early life
Durlabha was the son ...
.
References
{{Chahamanas of Shakambhari
Kings of Sapadalaksha