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Krishnaraja (Kalachuri dynasty)

r. c. 550–575 · 6th century

Krishnaraja was a king of the Kalachuris of Mahishmati in western India in the mid-6th century. His silver coins, showing his head and a bull, circulated widely in Malwa, Gujarat and the northern Deccan and were imitated long after his reign. He was a devotee of Shiva in the Pashupata tradition and was succeeded by his son Shankaragana.

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