Vijayachandra
Sign in to saveVijaya-chandra (; died 1169) was an Indian king from the Gahadavala dynasty, ruling from 1155 to 1169. He ruled the Antarvedi country in the Gangetic plains, which includes a major part of the present-day eastern Uttar Pradesh, including Varanasi. He probably also ruled some parts of western Bihar through his feudatories. He is believed to have repulsed a Ghaznavid invasion.
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- male
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- king
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- Gahadavala
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- Govindachandra
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Early life
- Military career
- Ghaznavids
- Description in ''Prithviraj Raso''
- Inscriptions
- Cultural activities
- References
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Vijaya-chandra (; died 1169) was an Indian king from the Gahadavala dynasty, ruling from 1155 to 1169. He ruled the Antarvedi country in the Gangetic plains, which includes a major part of the present-day eastern Uttar Pradesh, including Varanasi. He probably also ruled some parts of western Bihar through his feudatories. He is believed to have repulsed a Ghaznavid invasion.
== Early life ==
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