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Govindachandra (Gahadavala dynasty)

r. c. 1114–1155 · 12th century

Govindachandra was the most powerful king of the Gahadavala dynasty, which ruled from Kannauj and Varanasi in northern India. He fought the Palas of Bengal and resisted Ghaznavid raids, and he issued more land grants than any other ruler of his line. His minister Lakshmidhara compiled a major legal digest, and his queen Kumaradevi endowed a Buddhist monastery at Sarnath.

Govindachandra (Gahadavala dynasty)
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Gahadavala dynasty

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