Balaprasada

Bala-prasada (IAST: Bālaprasāda, r. c. 1055-1070 CE) was an Indian king belonging to the Naddula Chahamana dynasty. He ruled the area around Naddula (present-day Nadol in Rajasthan).

Balaprasada
King of Naddula
Reignc. 1055-1070 CE
PredecessorAnahilla
SuccessorJendraraja
DynastyChahamanas of Naddula

Reign

Balaprasada was the eldest son of his predecessor Anahilla. According to an inscription, he defeated other rulers even as a child. This suggests that he ascended the throne at a young age.[1]

According to the Chahamana records, the Chaulukya king Bhima I had imprisoned another ruler named Krishnadeva; Balaprasada forced Bhima to release Krishnadeva. Historian D. C. Ganguly identified Krishnadeva with Krishnaraja, a ruler of the Paramara branch of Bhinmal.[2] According to historian Dasharatha Sharma, Balaprasada requested (not forced) Bhima release Krishnaraja, which indicates that he accepted Bhima's suzerainty.[1]

Balaprasada appears to have died without issue, as he was succeeded by his younger brother Jendraraja.[3]

References
  1. Dasharatha Sharma 1959, p. 127.
  2. R. B. Singh 1964, p. 245.
  3. R. B. Singh 1964, p. 246.

Bibliography
  • Dasharatha Sharma (1959). Early Chauhān Dynasties. S. Chand / Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9780842606189.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • R. B. Singh (1964). History of the Chāhamānas. N. Kishore. OCLC 11038728.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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