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Correcting dynasty name

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	\| reign = Second half of the 8th century		\| reign = Second half of the 8th century
	\| predecessor = [[Nagabhata I]]		\| predecessor = [[Nagabhata I]]
	\| successor = [[Devaraja (Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty)\|Devaraja]]		\| successor = [[ Devaraja (Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty)\| Devaraja]]
	\| dynasty = [[Gurjara-Pratihara]]		\| dynasty = [[Gurjara-Pratihara]]
	}}		}}
	'''Kakustha''' (8th century CE) was ~~an Indian~~ king from the [[Gurjara Pratihara]] dynasty.		'''Kakustha''' (8th century CE) was a king from the [[Gurjara-Pratihara]] dynasty.

	According to the [[Gwalior]] ''[[prashasti]]'' inscription of [[Mihira Bhoja]], Kakustha was the elder son of an unnamed brother of the dynasty's founder Nagabhata. [[Devaraja (~~Gurjara-~~Pratihara dynasty)\|Devaraja]] was the younger brother and successor of Kakustha. Nagabhata probably died around 760 CE, and the earliest known date of Devaraja's successor [[Vatsaraja]] is 783 CE. Thus, Kakustha and his successor Devaraja ruled between c. 760 CE and 780 CE.{{sfn\|Baij Nath Puri\|1957\|p=38}}		According to the [[Gwalior]] ''[[prashasti]]'' inscription of [[Mihira Bhoja]], Kakustha was the elder son of an unnamed brother of the dynasty's founder Nagabhata. [[Devaraja (Pratihara dynasty)\|Devaraja]] was the younger brother and successor of Kakustha. Nagabhata probably died around 760 CE, and the earliest known date of Devaraja's successor [[Vatsaraja]] is 783 CE. Thus, Kakustha and his successor Devaraja ruled between c. 760 CE and 780 CE.{{sfn\|Baij Nath Puri\|1957\|p=38}}

	The Gwalior inscription states that Kakustha added to the family's fame. It further mentions that he was known as ''Kakkuka'' ("one who always laughs"), because he would say things "in an inverted manner".{{sfn\|Vibhuti Bhushan Mishra\|1966\|p=18}}		The Gwalior inscription states that Kakustha added to the family's fame. It further mentions that he was known as ''Kakkuka'' ("one who always laughs"), because he would say things "in an inverted manner".{{sfn\|Vibhuti Bhushan Mishra\|1966\|p=18}}

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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Kakustha
| succession = [[Gurjara-Pratihara]] king
| reign = Second half of the 8th century
| predecessor = [[Nagabhata I]]
| successor = [[Devaraja (Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty)|Devaraja]]
| dynasty = [[Gurjara-Pratihara]]
}}
'''Kakustha''' (8th century CE) was an Indian king from the [[Gurjara Pratihara]] dynasty.

According to the [[Gwalior]] ''[[prashasti]]'' inscription of [[Mihira Bhoja]], Kakustha was the elder son of an unnamed brother of the dynasty's founder Nagabhata. [[Devaraja (Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty)|Devaraja]] was the younger brother and successor of Kakustha. Nagabhata probably died around 760 CE, and the earliest known date of Devaraja's successor [[Vatsaraja]] is 783 CE. Thus, Kakustha and his successor Devaraja ruled between c. 760 CE and 780 CE.{{sfn|Baij Nath Puri|1957|p=38}}

The Gwalior inscription states that Kakustha added to the family's fame. It further mentions that he was known as ''Kakkuka'' ("one who always laughs"), because he would say things "in an inverted manner".{{sfn|Vibhuti Bhushan Mishra|1966|p=18}}

Kakustha seems to have died childless, as he was succeeded by his younger brother Devaraja.{{sfn|Baij Nath Puri|1957|p=38}}

== References ==
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=== Bibliography ===
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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 }}
* {{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 }}
{{ref end}}

{{Gurjara-Pratihara kings}}

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