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YashodharmanHumbler of Mihirakula

Around 528 CE the king of Dashapura defeated the Huna Mihirakula, and his victory pillars at Sondani near Mandsaur say Mihirakula bowed at his feet.

Fl. c. 515–545 CE; Mandsaur inscription 532 CE

The full life
1Ruled from Dashapura, modern Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh.Yashodharman · The people
2Defeated the Huna king Mihirakula (Sondani pillar inscription).Yashodharman · The Hunas
3Mandsaur inscription dated Malava year 589 (532 CE).Yashodharman
4Two victory columns survive, fallen, at Sondani.Yashodharman
5An earlier Aulikara king, Prakashadharma, recorded a victory over the Huna Toramana in 515 CE (Risthal inscription).Yashodharman

Sources for these facts

  • Sondani (Mandsaur) pillar inscriptions of Yashodharman
  • Mandsaur stone inscription of Yashodharman-Vishnuvardhana (Malava 589)
  • Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum III (Fleet)
  • Xuanzang, Si-yu-ki

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