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| succession = 9th [[Shilahara]] Ruler<br />
| reign = {{circa|975|1010 CE}}<br />
| predecessor = Chhadvaideva<br />
| successor = [[Vajjada II]]<br />
| issue = [[Vajjada II]]<br>[[Arikesarin]]<br />
| dynasty = [[Shilahara]]<br />
| father = Vajjada I<br />
|religion=[[Jainism]]}}<br />
'''Aparajita''' was an able [[Shilahara]] ruler of north [[Konkan]] branch from 975 CE&nbsp;– 1010 CE.<br />
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Chhadvaideva was followed by his nephew Aparajita, the son of Vajjada. Aparajita was an ambitious king. He sought to extend his sphere of influence by alliance with the mighty kings of other countries. He probably represents the Vidyadhara king Shikhandaketu, mentioned in the ''[[Nava-sahasanka-charita]]'' of Padmagupta; this king sent his son Shashikhanda to render help to the [[Paramara]] king [[Sindhuraja]] (993 CE 1010 CE) in his invasion of South [[Kosala]] at the request of the Naga king of Bastar.<ref name="Dept. Gazetteer: 2002">(Dept. Gazetteer: 2002)</ref><br />
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Aparajita's extensive conquests, his alliance with the [[Paramara]]s, his assumption of grandiloquent titles and his subsequent refusal to recognise the [[Chalukyas of Kalyani|Later Chalukya]] suzerainty led to a Chalukya invasion of his kingdom. ''Gadayuddha'', composed by the Chalukya court poet [[Ranna (Kannada poet)|Ranna]], by order of the Chalukya king [[Taila II]], prince [[Satyashraya]] chased the Konkaneshvara (the ruler of Konkan i.e. Aparajita) to the sea.<ref name="KANS_1960"/> Satyashraya pressed as far as the Shilahara capital Puri.<ref name="Dept. Gazetteer: 2002"/> Aparajita ultimately acknowledged the Chalukya suzerainty, as attested by a 997 Bhadana inscription which gives his title as ''Mahamandaleshvara''.<ref name="KANS_1960">{{cite book |author=K. A. Nilakanta Sastri |author-link=K. A. Nilakanta Sastri |chapter=The Chāḷukyas of Kalyāṇi and the Kalachuris of Kalyāṇi |editor=Ghulam Yazdani |title=The Early History of the Deccan Parts |volume=1 (Parts I-IV) |year=1960 |publisher=Oxford University Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lllDAAAAYAAJ |oclc=59001459 |pages=321–322 }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Shilahara]]<br />
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==References==<br />
* Bhandarkar R.G. (1957): Early History of Deccan, Sushil Gupta (I) Pvt Ltd, Calcutta.<br />
* Fleet J.F. (1896): "The Dynasties of the Kanarese District of The Bombay Presidency", written for ''The Bombay Gazetteer''.<br />
* Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (2002): Itihaas : Prachin Kal, Khand -1 (Marathi)<br />
* Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (1960): Kolhapur District Gazetteer<br />
* Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (1964): Kolaba District Gazetteer<br />
* Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (1982): Thane District Gazetteer<br />
* A.S. Altekar (1936): The Silaharas of Western India.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.geocities.com/ancientcoinsofindia/shilacoinex.html Silver Coin of Shilaharas of Southern Maharashtra (Coinex 2006 - Souvenir)] ([https://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1256495031755745 Archived] 2009-10-25)<br />
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