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	'''Bhojakata''' was the capital of [[Rukmi]] a Bhoja-[[Yaduvanshi\|Yadava]] king of [[Vidarbha Kingdom]]. Rukmi wanted his sister [[Rukmini]] to be married by the [[Chedi Kingdom\|Chedi]] king [[Shishupala]], but she was in love with [[Krishna in the Mahābhārata\|Vasudeva Krishna]]. Krishna abducted Rukmini against the will of Rukmi. Then king Rukmi left the capital of Vidarbha, viz [[Kundinapuri]] and chased Krishna. He pledged that he will not return to his capital without Rukmini. But he was defeated by Krishna's army.<ref>{{cite book\|title=India through the ages\|url=https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada\|last=Gopal\|first=Madan\|year= 1990\| page= [https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada/page/78 78]\|editor=K.S. Gautam\|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref> Rukmi kept his promise by constructing another capital for Vidarbha, to the west of Kundinapuri called Bhojakata. Since then he started ruling from this new capital. He never returned to Kundinapuri.		'''Bhojakata''' was the capital of [[Rukmi]] a Bhoja-[[Yaduvanshi\|Yadava]] king of [[Vidarbha Kingdom]]. Rukmi wanted his sister [[Rukmini]] to be married by the [[Chedi Kingdom\|Chedi]] king [[Shishupala]], but she was in love with [[Krishna in the Mahābhārata\|Vasudeva Krishna]]. Krishna abducted Rukmini against the will of Rukmi. Then king Rukmi left the capital of Vidarbha, viz [[Kundinapuri]] and chased Krishna. He pledged that he will not return to his capital without Rukmini. But he was defeated by Krishna's army.<ref>{{cite book\|title=India through the ages\|url=https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada\|last=Gopal\|first=Madan\|year= 1990\| page= [https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada/page/78 78]\|editor=K.S. Gautam\|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref> Rukmi kept his promise by constructing another capital for Vidarbha, to the west of Kundinapuri called Bhojakata. Since then he started ruling from this new capital. He never returned to Kundinapuri.

	Bhojakata ~~is situated~~ to the western boundary of Vidharbha region of [[Maharashtra]] state of India.		Bhojakata can be identified with present-day [[Bhatkuli]]<ref>https://www.marathisrushti.com/cities/bhatkuli-in-amravati-district/</ref> village west of [[Amravati]] to the western boundary of Vidharbha region of [[Maharashtra]] state of India.

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'''Bhojakata''' was the capital of [[Rukmi]] a Bhoja-[[Yaduvanshi|Yadava]] king of [[Vidarbha Kingdom]]. Rukmi wanted his sister [[Rukmini]] to be married by the [[Chedi Kingdom|Chedi]] king [[Shishupala]], but she was in love with [[Krishna in the Mahābhārata|Vasudeva Krishna]]. Krishna abducted Rukmini against the will of Rukmi. Then king Rukmi left the capital of Vidarbha, viz [[Kundinapuri]] and chased Krishna. He pledged that he will not return to his capital without Rukmini. But he was defeated by Krishna's army.<ref>{{cite book|title=India through the ages|url=https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada|last=Gopal|first=Madan|year= 1990| page= [https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada/page/78 78]|editor=K.S. Gautam|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref> Rukmi kept his promise by constructing another capital for Vidarbha, to the west of Kundinapuri called Bhojakata. Since then he started ruling from this new capital. He never returned to Kundinapuri.

Bhojakata is situated to the western boundary of Vidharbha region of [[Maharashtra]] state of India.

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*[[Bhojas of Goa]]

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