Vakpatiraja II (r. c. 1026–1040 CE) was an Indian king belonging to the
Shakambhari Chahamana dynasty. He ruled the Sapadalaksha country, which included parts of 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 ...
in north-western India.
Vakpati succeeded his father
Govindaraja III as the Chahamana king. The ''
Prabandha-Kosha'' calls him "Vallabha".
According to ''
Prithviraja Vijaya'', Vakpati defeated and killed Ambaprasada, the ruler of Aghata (identified with modern
Ahar). Historian R. B. Singh identifies Ambaprasada with the
Guhila ruler Amaraprasada.
Later texts such as ''Surjana-Charita'', ''Hammira-Kavya'' and ''Prabandha-Kosha'' claim that Vakpati defeated
Bhoja, the
Paramara king of
Malwa. These sources provide also provide some fictitious details about the supposed conflict. However, this claim is not reliable.
Vakpati was succeeded by his son
Viryarama, who was killed by Bhoja. Subsequently,
Chamundaraja ascended the Chahamana throne. According to historian R. B. Singh, Virayarama and Chamundaraja were sons of Vakpati. Dasharatha Sharma, however, considers all three as sons of
Govindaraja III.
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{{Chahamanas of Shakambhari
Chahamana kings of Shakambhari
11th-century Indian monarchs