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| title = Parama-bhattaraka Maharajadhiraja Parameshvara<br />
| succession = King of Sapadalaksha<br />
| reign = c. 1090-1110 CE<br />
| dynasty = [[Chahamanas of Shakambhari]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Vigraharaja III]]<br />
| successor = [[Ajayaraja II]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Prithvirāja I''' (r. c. 1090-1110 CE ) was an Indian king belonging to the [[Chahamanas of Shakambhari|Shakambhari Chahamana dynasty]]. He ruled the Sapadalaksha country, which included parts of present-day [[Rajasthan]] in north-western India.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Prithviraja succeeded his father [[Vigraharaja III]] on the Chahamana throne.{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=37}} The 1105 CE [[Jeenmata|Jinamata]] inscription gives his title as ''Parama-bhattaraka Maharajadhiraja Parameshvara'', which indicates that he was a powerful king.{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|pp=37-38}}<br />
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== Military successes ==<br />
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The ''[[Prithviraja Vijaya]]'' claims that a band of 700 Chaulukyas came to [[Pushkar|Pushkara Tirtha]] to rob the [[Brahmin]]s during the reign of Prithviraja I. The Chahamana king defeated and killed them. This legend may be a reference to Prithviraja's conflict with either [[Karna (Chaulukya dynasty)|Karna]] or [[Jayasimha Siddharaja]], the [[Chaulukya]] kings of [[Gujarat]].{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=128}} However, because the text does not provide any additional information, this cannot be said with certainty.{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=38}}<br />
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The ''[[Prabandha Kosha]]'' states that Prithviraja "pulled away the arms" of one Baguli Shah.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=128}} This probably refers to his repulsion of a [[Ghaznavid]] invasion. [[Minhaj-i-Siraj]], in his ''[[Tabaqat-i Nasiri]]'', mentions that during the reign of [[Mas'ud III]], the Ghaznavid general Hajib Taghatigin raided India, going beyond the [[Ganga river]]. It is possible that Baguli Shah was a subordinate of Hajib Taghatigin.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=129}}<br />
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== Religious activities ==<br />
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Prithviraja appears to have been a [[Shaivite]].{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=38}} According to the ''[[Prithviraja Vijaya]]'', he built a food distribution centre (''anna-satra'') on the road to [[Somnath temple]] for pilgrims.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=128}}<br />
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He also patronized [[Jainism]]. Vijayasimha Suri's ''Upadeśāmālavritti'' (1134 CE) and Chandra Suri's ''Munisuvrata-Charita'' (1136 CE) state that he donated golden [[kalasha]]s (cupolas) for the Jain temples at Ranthambore.{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=38}}<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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