Durlabhaka (Pratapaditya II)
Durlabhaka alias Pratapaditya II was a king of the Karkota Dynasty, which was centered in the present-day Indian state of Kashmir.[1][2] He reigned for 60 years,[3] and was the son of Durlabhavardhana, the founder of the Karkota dynasty and his queen Anangalekha. He is best known for being the father of Lalitaditya Muktapida, the most successful and greatest ruler of the Karkota Dynasty, who transformed it into an extensive empire, consisting of whole of Kashmir and almost all of Northern India.[1]
| Durlabhaka | |
|---|---|
| Maharaja of Kashmir | |
| Reign | 634 CE - 724 CE |
| Predecessor | Durlabhavardhana |
| Successor | Chandrapida |
| Issue | Chandrapida, Tarapida, Lalitaditya Muktapida |
| Dynasty | Karkoṭa |
| Father | Durlabhavardhana (adoptive) and Anangalekha (adoptive) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
He is identified with Pratapaditya, who is mentioned as a son of Durlabhavardhana and who is credited with defeating the last Alchon Hun king, Yudhishthira.
Personal life
He was the maternal grandson of Durlabhavardhana, the Karkota dynasty's founder and his queen, Anangalekha, and was adopted by them.[1] He had three sons- Chandrapida, Tarapida and Lalitaditya. The eldest was Chandrapida, who succeeded him, the second eldest was Tarapida, who succeeded Chandrapida, and Lalitaditya being the youngest and most successful, who succeeded Tarapida.[1][3]
References
- Stein, M. A. (1900). Kalhaṇa's Rājataraṅgiṇī: A chronicle of the kings of Kaśmīr. 1. Archibald Constable. p. 131. ISBN 978-81-208-0370-1.
- Tansen Sen (2004). Kaśmīr, Tang China, and Muktāpīḍa Lalitāditya's Ascendancy over the Southern Hindukush Region. Journal of Asian History. 38. p. 144. JSTOR 41933381.
- Stein, Marc Aurel (1979) [1900]. "Chronological and Dynastic Tables of Kalhana's Record of Kasmir Kings". Kalhana's Rajatarangini: A Chronicle of the Kings of Kasmir. 1. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 133–138.