Chhittaraja was

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 ...

ruler of north

Konkan The Konkan ( kok, कोंकण) or Kokan () is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, running from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east. The hinterland ...

branch from 1022 CE – 1035 CE. Chhittaraja succeeded his uncle

Arikesarin Arikesarin was Shilahara ruler of north Konkan branch from 1015 CE – 1022 CE. Vajjada was succeeded by his younger brother Arikesarin alias Keshideva I. While yet a prince, he had taken part in the Paramara king Sindhuraja's campaign in Sou ...

some time before 1026 CE, when he issued his Bhandup plates. Chhittaraja was a patron of art and literature. He built the magnificent temple of Shiva at Ambarnath near Kalyan. He patronised Soddhala, the author of the Udayasundarikatha. (Dept. Gazetteer: 2002)

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* 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

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Silver Coin of Shilaharas of Southern Maharashtra (Coinex 2006 - Souvenir)
Shilahara dynasty 11th-century rulers in Asia 1035 deaths Year of birth unknown {{India-royal-stub

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