![]() It is possible that Vidyadhara appointed Rajyapala's successor Trilochanapala on the Pratihara throne. The Kachchhapaghatas were feudatories of the Chandelas, so it appears that Arjuna was acting as an agent of Vidyadhara. The Dubkund inscription of Arjuna of Kachchhapaghata family claims that Arjuna killed Rajyapala in a great battle. However, an inscription discovered at Mahoba confirms that it was Vidyadhara who defeated the ruler of Kannauj. Some later Muslim historians misread this name as "Nanda", based on which British-era scholars identified the killer of the Kannauj king as Vidyadhara's predecessor Ganda. Bida is believed to be a variant of "Vidya" (that is, Vidyadhara). According to the 12th century Muslim historian Ali ibn al-Athir, Bida, the king of Khajuraho killed the king of Kannauj as a punishment for this cowardice. In 1018 CE, the Ghaznavid king Mahmud of Ghazni invaded Kannauj, whose Pratihara king (possibly Rajyapala) fled the city, allowing the Ghaznvids to sack it without facing much resistance. ![]() Sullerey dates Vidyadhara's reign as 1003-1035 CE. This inscription is dated 1004 CE, which proves that Vidyadhara was already ruling in 1004 CE. However, later, a copper-plate issued by Vidyadhara's queen Satyabhama was discovered at Kundeshwar. Dikshit assigned the beginning of Vidyadhara's reign to 1018 CE. Vidyadhara was the successor of Ganda, and expanded the Chandela power between Chambal river in the northwest and Narmada River in south. He ruled in the Jejakabhukti region ( Bundelkhand in present-day Madhya Pradesh). 1003-1035 CE) was a Chandela king of central India.
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