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Dunduka

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Dunduka
King of Kanauj
Reign8th century CE
PredecessorĀma
SuccessorBhoja
SpousePadma
IssueBhoja
FatherĀma
Mother?
ReligionJainism

Dunduka was a king of the state of Kannauj in North India during the early 8th century CE.

Early life

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Dunduka was the son and successor of Āma, the king of Kannauj and surrounding areas during the late 8th century CE.[1] Āma, his father, had lost control of Kannauj, and moved to Gopagiri (modern Gwalior).[2] Being under Jain influence, Āma abdicated the throne in favour of Dunduka.[2]

Reign

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Dunduka was an immoral and cruel person, who was the ruler of a small and reduced territory. He did not take any interest in his royal duties and neglected his queen Padma.[2] He indulged in debauchery and was pleasure-loving. He is described as "immoral" in the Gaudavaho as well.[3][2] He even made several futile attempts to kill his own son, Bhoja, who was born to Padma.[2] Later, Dunduka was killed by his son Bhoja (not to be confused with Mihira Bhoja), for the throne.[1][2][4]

He is considered as an unsuccessful ruler.[1] Āma, his father, he himself, and his son Bhoja are considered as insignificant rulers, who achieved nothing important and reigned for a brief period of 15-20 years.[5] There is no information about Bhoja's successors.[1]

Religion

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Dunduka was a follower of Jainism and followed the monk Trivarga.[2][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Rama Shankar Tripathi (1964). History of Kanauj: To the Moslem Conquest. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 211 ISBN 978-81-208-0478-4
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Shyam Manohar Mishra (1977). Yaśovarman of Kanauj. Abhinav. pp. 120–121 OCLC 5782454
  3. ^ The Gaüḍavaho: a historical poem in Prâkṛit (in Hindi). Government central book Departmentôt. 1887.
  4. ^ Awasthi, Awadh Bihari Lal (1975). History from the Puranas. Kailash Prakashan.
  5. ^ Sen, Sailendra Nath (1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization (Paperback ed.). New Age International. pp. 264–668. ISBN 9788122411980.