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Naravarman

Type Figure Region India Time c. 1105–1133 Also known as Naravarman Paramara、Paramara Naravarman

Naravarman (c. 1094–1133) was king of the Paramara dynasty of Malwa in central India, son of Udayaditya.…

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  1. 1094–1110Dhara (capital of Malwa) · MalwaHe succeeded his father Udayaditya to the throne, issued land-grant and military inscriptions at Dhara, and shared administration of state affairs with his brother Lakshmadeva; in the early period he still maintained Malwa's core territories.
  2. 1110–1133Ujjain and Vidisha line · MalwaHe fought long wars with the Chaulukya of Gujarat and the Chahamanas of Ajmer; inscriptions at Ingnoda from 1133–1134 show that eastern territories had been lost; after his death he was succeeded by his son Yashovarman, and the Paramaras continued to decline.
  3. 1161–1170Malwa · MalwaNaravarman himself was no longer alive, but in the 1160s Malwa was still under Solanki occupation and Ballala's usurpation following the Paramara decline; his earlier territorial losses were a prelude to Vindhyavarman's restoration of the state from 1175.

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