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{{Infobox royalty<br />
| succession = King of Shakambhari<br />
| reign = c. 668-709 CE<br />
| dynasty = [[Chahamanas of Shakambhari]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Vasudeva (Chahamana dynasty)|Vasudeva]]<br />
| successor = [[Naradeva]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Samantaraja''' ([[IAST]]: Sāmantarāja, r. c. 7th century CE ) was an Indian king belonging to the [[Chahamanas of Shakambhari|Chahamana dynasty]] of Shakambhari (modern [[Sambhar Lake Town|Sambhar]]). He ruled parts of present-day [[Rajasthan]] in north-western India.<br />
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The exact period of Samanta is not certain. According to [[Dasharatha Sharma]], his reign ended around 725 [[Vikram Samvat|VS]] (c. 668 CE).{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=23}} On the other hand, Historian R. B. Singh assigned Samanta's reign to the period c. 684-709 CE and identifies [[Manik Rai]] as Samantaraja, the 7th century Chahamana ruler of Shakambhari.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=85}}<br />
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The 1170 CE [[Bijolia]] rock inscription of his descendant [[Someshvara (Chahamana dynasty)|Someshvara]] states that Samanta was born at Ahichchhatrapura in the [[gotra]] of [[rishi|sage]] Vatsa.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=11}} Ahichchhatrapura is identified with modern [[Nagaur]].{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=89}}<br />
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[[Vasudeva (Chahamana dynasty)|Vasudeva]], an ancestor of Samanta, is known from the historical records, but the relationship between the two is not certain. Historian R. B. Singh theorizes that after Vasudeva, the Chahamanas were overshadowed by the [[Vardhana dynasty|Vardhana]]s, and Samanta restored the Chahamana rule at Shakambhari. The medieval bardic legends state that [[Manik Rai]] restored the fortunes of the Chauhan (Chahamana) family by the grace of the goddess Shakambhari. Singh identifies [[Manik Rai]] as Samanta.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=85}}<br />
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Samanta was succeeded by Naradeva.{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=24}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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=== Bibliography ===<br />
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* {{cite book |author=Dasharatha Sharma |title=Early Chauhān Dynasties |publisher=S. Chand / Motilal Banarsidass |year=1959 |isbn=9780842606189 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n4gcAAAAMAAJ }}<br />
* {{cite book |author=R. B. Singh |title=History of the Chāhamānas |publisher=N. Kishore |year=1964 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TKs9AAAAIAAJ |oclc=11038728 }}<br />
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