Vajraditya II
Vajraditya II (Vigraha Deva) (c. 763–770) of the Karkota dynasty was an emperor of the Karkota Empire, centered in the present-day Kashmir.[1] He was the son of the illustrious Karkota emperor Lalitaditya Muktapida through his second queen, Chakramardika, and succeeded the elder son of Lalitaditya Muktapida, Kuvalayapida.[1]
| Vajraditya II | |
|---|---|
| Vajraditya II, Bappiyaka, Vappiyaka, Lalitaditya II, Vigraha Deva | |
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| 7th Karkota king | |
| Reign | (734 CE-741 CE) |
| Predecessor | Kuvalayapida (733 CE-734 CE) |
| Successor | Prithivyapida I (741 CE-745 CE) |
| Dynasty | Karkota Dynasty |
| Father | Lalitaditya Muktapida |
| Mother | Chakramardika |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Ascension to the throne
He had struggled for the throne against his half-brother Kuvalayapida, at the end of which Kuvalayapida gave up the throne and became a hermit in search of peace.[2]
Reign
He was a very cruel and immoral person, who introduced the evil habits of mlechchhas to Kashmir.[2][1] He sold many men as slaves to the mlechchhas, who seem to have been the Arabs of Sindh.[3]
References
- Stein 1900, p. 269.
- Stein 1979, pp. 133-138.
- "SLAVE TRADE IN ANCIENT AND EARLY MEDEVIAL INDIA". JSTOR. JSTOR. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- Mohibbul Hasan (2005). Kashmīr Under the Sultāns. Aakar Books. p. 54. ISBN 978-81-87879-49-7.
- Kalhana's Rajatarangini: A Chronicle of the Kings of Kashmir: Vol 1 & 2. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. 1989. ISBN 978-81-208-0370-1.
- Stein, Marc Aurel (1979) [1900]. "Chronological and Dynastic Tables of Kalhana's Record of Kasmir Kings". Kalhana's Rajatarangini: A Chronicle of the Kings of Kasmir. 1. Motilal Banarsidass.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Manabendu Banerjee (2004). Historicity in Sanskrit Historical Kāvyas. Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar. OCLC 607757485.
- Aditya Rathore Singh (2011). The kings of Kashmir ISBN 967-732-01020-103.
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