Somadeva, author of 'Lalit-Vigraharaj', was at the court of which Chauhan ruler ?
Royal poet Somadeva served at the court of the Shakambhari Chahamana (Chauhan) ruler Vigraharaja IV (Bisaldev, r. 1150–1164 CE) and composed the famous Sanskrit play…
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Somadeva, author of 'Lalit-Vigraharaj', was at the court of which Chauhan ruler ?
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Royal poet Somadeva served at the court of the Shakambhari Chahamana (Chauhan) ruler Vigraharaja IV (Bisaldev, r. 1150–1164 CE) and composed the famous Sanskrit play 'Lalit-Vigraharaj Nataka' in his honour (inscribed on stone slabs at Adhai-din-ka-Jhonpra in Ajmer).
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