Dhanga

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Dhanga was a prominent 10th–11th century Chandela king of central India, known for consolidating the dynasty’s power and patronizing major temple constructions at Khajuraho.

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Dhanga canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chandela king ⓘ
Indian monarch ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
associatedSite Jejakabhukti ⓘ
linked to: Jejakabhukti region

Khajuraho ⓘ
associatedWith Chandela architectural style ⓘ
Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ
capital Khajuraho ⓘ
century 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalImpact development of Nagara-style temple architecture ⓘ
dynasty Chandela dynasty ⓘ
era early medieval period of Indian history ⓘ
ethnicGroup Rajput ⓘ
linked to: Rajputs
floruit early 11th century CE ⓘ
late 10th century CE ⓘ
governmentForm monarchy ⓘ
historicalRole consolidator of Chandela political power ⓘ
house Chandela house ⓘ
linked to: Chandela dynasty
knownFor consolidating Chandela power in central India ⓘ
military and political expansion of the Chandela realm ⓘ
patronage of temple construction at Khajuraho ⓘ
promotion of Hindu temple architecture ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions Sanskrit ⓘ
militaryActivity expansion against neighboring kingdoms ⓘ
notableWork commissioning major temples at Khajuraho ⓘ
notedIn Chandela copper-plate grants ⓘ
Khajuraho inscriptions ⓘ
partOf early medieval India ⓘ
patronage Hindu temples ⓘ
Jain temples ⓘ
Khajuraho temple complex ⓘ
Shaivite shrines ⓘ
Vaishnavite shrines ⓘ
positionHeld king of Jejakabhukti ⓘ
ruler of the Chandela kingdom ⓘ
predecessor Yashovarman ⓘ
realm Jejakabhukti region ⓘ
region central India ⓘ
reignEnd c. 1002 CE ⓘ
reignStart c. 950 CE ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
successor Ganda ⓘ
title Maharajadhiraja ⓘ
Paramabhattaraka ⓘ

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Yashovarman → successor → Dhanga ⓘ