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Amaragangeya (r. c. 1164–1165 CE), also known as Aparagangeya, was an Indian king from the
Chahamana dynasty Chauhan, a name derived from the historical Chahamanas, a clan name associated with various ruling Rajput families in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan from seventh century onwards. Subclans Khichi, Hada, Songara, Bhadauria, De ...
. He ruled parts of north-western India, including present-day
Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
. Amaragangeya was a son of the Chahamana king
Vigraharaja IV Vigraharāja IV (r. c. 1150–1164 CE), also known as Vigraharāja the Great and also Visala-deva (or Visaldev), was a king from the Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Chahamana (Chauhan) dynasty in north-western India, and is generally considered as ...
. He appears to have ascended the throne as a minor, and ruled for a very short period. He was succeeded by his paternal cousin
Prithviraja II Prithvirāja II (r. c. 1165–1169 CE) was an Indian king from the Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Chauhan dynasty. He ruled parts of north-western India, including present-day Rajasthan. He is also known by other names, including Prithvi-bhatta, Pri ...
, who was a son of Vigraharaja's brother Jagaddeva. According to an inscription found at the Ruthi Rani temple at Dhod, Prithviraja defeated the king of Shakambhari. This indicates that Prithviraja de-throned Amaragangeya, and became the Chahamana king. According to the 15th century Kashmiri historian
Jonaraja Jonaraja (died AD 1459) was a Kashmiri historian and Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northw ...
, Amaragangeya died unmarried.


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