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| succession = King of Shakambhari<br />
| reign = c. 721-734 CE<br />
| dynasty = [[Chahamanas of Shakambhari]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Naradeva]]<br />
| successor = [[Vigraharaja I]]<br />
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'''Ajayaraja I''' (r. c. 721-734 CE ) was an Indian king belonging to the [[Chahamanas of Shakambhari|Chahamana dynasty]] of Shakambhari (modern [[Sambhar Lake Town|Sambhar]]). He ruled parts of present-day [[Rajasthan]] in north-western India. He is also known as Jayaraja, Ajayapala Chakva or Ajayapala Chakri.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=86}}<br />
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Ajayaraja I succeeded [[Naradeva]] as the Chahamana king.{{sfn|Shyam Singh Ratnawat|Krishna Gopal Sharma|1999|p=95}} According to the 12th century chronicle ''[[Prithviraja Vijaya]]'', he was a great warrior who defeated several enemies.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=86}}<br />
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According to one theory, Ajayaraja I founded the city of Ajayameru (modern [[Ajmer]]). The ''[[Prabandha Kosha|Prabandha-Kosha]]'' states that he commissioned the Ajayameru fort, which later came to be known as the Taragarh fort of Ajmer. The ''Akhbar ul-Akhyar'' calls it the first hill fort of India. However, the ''Prithviraja Vijaya'' attributes the establishment of Ajmer to his descendant [[Ajayaraja II]] (12th century CE).{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=87}} According to historian R. B. Singh, Ajayaraja I is more likely to be the founder of Ajmer, considering the fact that inscriptions dated to 8th century CE have been found at Ajmer.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=88}} Singh theorizes that Ajayaraja II later significantly developed the town and moved the kingdom's capital from [[Sambhar, Rajasthan|Shakambhari]] to Ajmer.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|pp=131-132}} Others, such as Shyam Singh Ratnawat and Krishna Gopal Sharma, believe that it was Ajayaraja II who founded Ajmer.{{sfn|Shyam Singh Ratnawat|Krishna Gopal Sharma|1999|p=95}}<br />
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Ajayaraja I was succeeded by his son [[Vigraharaja I]].{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=55}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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=== Bibliography ===<br />
* {{cite book |author=R. B. Singh |title=History of the Chāhamānas |publisher=N. Kishore |year=1964 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TKs9AAAAIAAJ |oclc=11038728 }}<br />
* {{cite book |author1=Shyam Singh Ratnawat |author2=Krishna Gopal Sharma |title=History and culture of Rajasthan: from earliest times upto 1956 A.D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6yNuAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Centre for Rajasthan Studies, University of Rajasthan |year=1999 }}<br />
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