Govindaraja II (r. c. 863-890 CE ), also known as Guvaka II, was an Indian king from the
Shakambhari Chahamana dynasty. He 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 as a
Gurjara-Pratihara
The Gurjara-Pratihara was a dynasty that ruled much of Hindustan, Northern India from the mid-8th to the 11th century. They ruled first at Ujjain and later at Kannauj.
The Gurjara-Pratiharas were instrumental in containing Arab armies moving ...
vassal.
Govinda-raja II ascended the Chahamana throne after his father
Chandraraja II. The
Harsha
Harshavardhana ( IAST Harṣa-vardhana; c. 590–647 CE) was a Pushyabhuti emperor who ruled northern India from 606 to 647 CE. He was the son of Prabhakaravardhana who had defeated the Alchon Huna invaders, and the younger brother of Rajyav ...
stone inscription describes Govinda II as a warrior as great as his grandfather
Govinda I.
The ''
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 ...
'' states that 12 kings wanted to marry Govinda's sister Kalavati, but he defeated them, and gave his sister in marriage to the emperor of
Kanyakubja
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. This ruler of Kannauj is identified with the Pratihara emperor
Bhoja I
Bhoja I was a medieval Shilahara king of Southern Maharashtra (Kolhapur) on the west coast of India.
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 h ...
.
Govinda II was succeeded by his son
Chandanaraja
Chandanaraja (r. c. 890–917 CE) was an Indian king belonging to the Shakambhari Chahamana dynasty. He ruled parts of present-day Rajasthan in north-western India.
Chandana-raja succeeded his father Guvaka II as the Chahamana king. He is also ...
.
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* {{cite book , author=R. B. Singh , title=History of the Chāhamānas , publisher=N. Kishore , year=1964 , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TKs9AAAAIAAJ , oclc=11038728
Chahamanas of Shakambhari
9th-century Indian monarchs