Vigraharāja I (r. c. 734-759 CE ) was an Indian king from the
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. He is also known as Vigrahanṛpa.
Vigraharaja succeeded his father
Ajayaraja I
Ajayaraja I (r. c. 721–734 CE ) was a king belonging to the Chahamana dynasty of Shakambhari (modern Sambhar). He ruled parts of present-day Rajasthan in north-western India. He is also known as Jayaraja, Ajayapala Chakva or Ajayapala Chakri. ...
as the Chahamana ruler. 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 ...
'' praises him using conventional eulogies, which indicates that he achieved military successes.
According to ''Prithviraja Vijaya'', Vigraharaja had two sons:
Chandraraja and
Gopendraraja. He was succeeded by Chandraraja, who in turn was succeeded by Gopendraraja. 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 ...
'' mentions Chandraraja ("Shri Chandra") as the son of 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 ...
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Chahamanas of Shakambhari