Paramara Expedition to Recover Malwa (1176)

Name: Paramara Expedition to Recover Malwa (1176)
Start: 1176
End: 1178

Type Event Region North India Time 1176–1178

Around 1176, Paramara prince Vindhyaraja Mahan began a war of reconquest to recover the former Paramara lands of Malwa, marking the revival of the Pa…

Timeline

1175–1176Malwa · Madhya PradeshThe Paramara kingdom had been controlled since 1143 by the usurper Ballala and the Solankis (Chalukyas of Gujarat). Vindhyaraja Mahan, son of Jayavarman I, ascended around 1175, proclaiming 'conquest of the kings of Gujarat,' and set about rebuilding Malwa's sovereignty.
1176–1178Gogasthana · Madhya PradeshThe Solanki general Kumara once defeated Vindhyaraja Mahan at Gogasthana and plundered the town, but the Paramara forces subsequently counterattacked. Despite repeated raids by the Hoysalas and Yadavas, Vindhyaraja Mahan gradually recovered territory, retaking the capital Dhar before 1192.

Sources

Vindhyavarman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vindhyavarman
Paramara dynasty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramara_dynasty