Traillokyachandra (reigned 900 – 930) was the first ruler of the

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dynasty in the kingdom of

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in eastern

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. His father, Subarnachandra, was a vassal to the earlier rulers of the

Kingdom. Traillokyachandra established the dynasty, centered at Devaparvata (near

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) and expanded into modern Kachua Upazila before declaring himself as

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