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{{Infobox royalty<br />
| name = Devaraja<br />
| succession = [[Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty|Pratihara]] king<br />
| reign = Second half of the 8th century<br />
| predecessor = [[Kakustha (Pratihara dynasty)|Kakustha]]<br />
| successor = [[Vatsaraja]]<br />
| dynasty = [[Pratihara dynasty]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Devarāja''' (8th century CE) was a king from the [[Pratihara dynasty|Pratihara]] dynasty of northern India. In the Barah inscription of his descendant [[Mihira Bhoja]], Devaraja's name appears as '''Devashakti''' ([[IAST]]: Devaśakti).{{sfn|Vibhuti Bhushan Mishra|1966|p=19}} <br />
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According to the [[Gwalior]] ''[[prashasti]]'' inscription of Mihira Bhoja, Devaraja was the younger son of an unnamed brother of the dynasty's founder [[Nagabhata I]]. He succeeded his elder brother [[Kakustha (Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty)|Kakustha]] on the throne. Nagabhata probably died around 760 CE, and the earliest known date of Devaraja's successor [[Vatsaraja]] is 783 CE. Thus, Kakustha and Devaraja ruled between c. 760 CE and 780 CE.{{sfn|Baij Nath Puri|1957|p=38}}<br />
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The Gwalior inscription states that Devaraja subdued several kings, and destroyed their powerful allies. This praise is an exaggeration, but it appears that made some attempts to extend his [[Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty|kingdom]] in the south-west.{{sfn|Baij Nath Puri|1957|p=38}} It also suggests that he was able to maintain the territories he inherited.{{sfn|Vibhuti Bhushan Mishra|1966|p=19}}<br />
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Devaraja was a devotee of [[Vishnu]]. He was married to Bhuyika-devi, and was succeeded by his son Vatsaraja.{{sfn|Baij Nath Puri|1957|p=38}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite book |author=Vibhuti Bhushan Mishra |title=The Gurjara-Pratīhāras and Their Times |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sDMJAQAAIAAJ |year=1966 |publisher=S. Chand |oclc=3948567 }}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Baij Nath Puri |author-link=Baij Nath Puri |title=The history of the Gurjara-Pratihāras |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=szkhAAAAMAAJ |year=1957 |publisher=[[Munshiram Manoharlal]] |oclc=2491084 }}<br />
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