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He succeeded his father Ramabhadra.
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Mihira Bhoja Mihira Bhoja I
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One of the outstanding political figures of India in ninth century, he ranks with Dhruva Dharavarsha and Dharmapala as a great general and empire builder. At its height, Bhoja"s empire extended to Narmada River in the South, Sutlej River in the northwest, and up to Bengal in the east. lieutenant extended over a large area from the foot of the Himalayas up to the river Narmada and included the present district of Etawah in Uttar Pradesh.
When Mihira Bhoja started his career reverses and defeats suffered by his father Ramabhadra had considerably lowered the prestige of the Royal Gurjara Pratihara family.
He invaded the Pala Empire of Bengal, but was defeated by Devapala. He then launched a campaign to conquer the territories to the south of his empire and was successful.
After Devapala"s death, Bhoja defeated the Pala King Narayanapala and the Rashtrakuta ruler Krishna World War II He gradually rebuilt the empire by conquest of territories in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The Chandelas of Bundelkhand acknowledged his suzerainty.
Besides being a conqueror, Bhoja was a great diplomat.
During his reign, the capital was in Kannauj (present-day Uttar Pradesh), during his period Kannauj was referred as Panchala. He was a bitter enemy of the Arab invasions who, according to an Arab chronicler, Sulaiman, maintained a large army and had a fine cavalry. The territories under his rule were prosperous and safe from robbers.
His state was rich in natural resources, especially gold and silver mines.
Many temples made by him still survive. The temple"s architecture, design and layout features an outstanding fusion of architectural styles: the roof resembles a Dravidian style while the decoration highlights the art of North India.
These coins have a depiction of Adivaraha on the obverse.
