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Vigraharaja IV

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Vigraharāja IV (r. c. 1150–1164 CE), also known as Vigraharāja the Great and also Visala-deva (or Visaldev), was a king from the Chahamana (Chauhan) dynasty in north-western India, and is generally considered as one of the greatest rulers of the dynasty.

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  • [Vigraharaja IV's victories led him to claim of] having rendered Aryavarta worthy of its name by the repeated extermination of the Mlechhas.
    • Vigraharaja, quoted in Indian Antiquary, Vol 14. quoted in Misra, R. G. (2005). Indian resistance to early Muslim invaders up to 1206 A.D. p.67
  • By repeatedly exterminating the Mlechhas, having once more made Aryavarta what its name signifies - victorious in the world is the lord, the guardian of the earth Visala, ruler of Sakambhari.
    • Delhi-Siwalik Pillar inscription of Visaladeva, quoted in Misra, R. G. (2005). Indian resistance to early Muslim invaders up to 1206 A.D. p.80


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