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{{Confuse|Mihira Bhoja}}
{{Infobox royalty
| title =
| reign =
| predecessor = [[Dunduka]]
| succession = 4th ruler of [[Varman dynasty of Kannauj]]
| successor = ''dynasty abolished''
| father = [[Dunduka]]
| mother = Padma
| dynasty = [[Varman dynasty of Kannauj]]
| religion = [[Jainism]]
}}

'''Bhoja''' was a [[Medieval India|medieval Indian]] king who ruled [[Kannauj]] in the late 8th century CE

His parents were [[Dunduka]] and Padma, Dunduka's queen.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|author=Rama Shankar Tripathi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U8GPENMw_psC&pg=PA211|title=History of Kanauj: To the Moslem Conquest|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|year=1964|isbn=978-81-208-0478-4|pages=211}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Mishra|first=Shyam Manohar|title=Yaśovarman of Kanauj: a study of political history, social, and cultural life of northern India during the reign of Yaśovarman|date=1977|publisher=Abhinav Publications|location=New Delhi|pages=120–121|language=en|oclc=5782454}}</ref> Dunduka made several futile attempts to kill Bhoja.<ref name=":1" /> Later, Bhoja killed Dunduka for the throne in his royal court.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

After killing his father, Bhoja ascended the throne with the favour and support of Dunduka's subjects and high officials.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Bhoja, like his father Dunduka and grandfather [[Āma]], became a ''parama'' [[Jainisim|Jaina]]. He either retired as a king after a short rule, or his kingdom was annexed by the [[Ayudha dynasty|Ayudhas]], who established a new dynasty,<ref name="https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&pg=PA246&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false">{{cite book |last1=Sen |first1=Sailendra Nath |title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization |date=1999 |publisher=New Age International |isbn=9788122411980 |page=264–668 |edition=Paperback |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&pg=PA246}}</ref> or he was deposed by the [[Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty|Pratiharas]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

==References==
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