The defeat of the Alchon Huns of Mihirakula by king Yashodharman at Sondani in 528 AD.
second-last Aulikara ruler of Malwa
Reign
515–545 AD
Religion
Hinduism
The name Śrī Yaśodharmma ("Lord Yashodharman") in Gupta script in Line 4 of the Mandsaur stone inscription of Yashodharman-Vishnuvardhana.[1]
Yashodharman (Gupta script: Ya-śo-dha-rmma,[1] IAST: Yaśodharman) (r. 515 – 545) was a ruler of Malwa, in Central India, during the early part of the 6th century. He probably belonged to the Second Aulikara dynasty.[2] He conquered much of the Indian subcontinent between c. 530-540 AD according to Mandsaur pillar inscription.[3]
^ abFleet, John Faithfull (1960). Inscriptions Of The Early Gupta Kings And Their Successors. pp. 150–158.
^J. L. Jain (1994). Development and Structure of an Urban System. Mittal Publications. p. 30. ISBN 978-81-7099-552-4.
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Śrī Yaśodharmma ("Lord Yashodharman") in Gupta script in Line 4 of the Mandsaur stone inscription of Yashodharman-Vishnuvardhana.[1]