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| succession = King of [[Jejakabhukti]]<br />
| reign = c. 1285-1288 CE<br />
| predecessor = [[Viravarman]]<br />
| successor = [[Hammiravarman]]<br />
| dynasty = [[Chandela]]<br />
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'''Bhojavarman''' (reigned c. 1285-1288 CE) was a king of the [[Chandela]] dynasty of central India. He ruled in the Jejakabhukti region ([[Bundelkhand]] in present-day [[Madhya Pradesh]]).<br />
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Bhojavarman succeeded Viravarman, whose last inscription is dated 1342 [[Vikram Samvat|VS]] (1285-86 CE).{{sfn|Mitra|1977|p=138}} As of 2003, six inscriptions from Bhojavarman's reign have been discovered: five at [[Ajaigarh]] (undated, 1343, 1344, 1345, 1346 VS); and one at Iashwarmau (1344 VS).{{sfn|Misra|2003|p=11}}<br />
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The available inscriptions do not provide much information about Bhojavaraman's reign.{{sfn|Misra|2003|p=11}} They are either [[sati (practice)|sati]] records or inscriptions issued by the families that served him. One of the Ajaigarh inscriptions was issued by Subhata, the [[Kayastha]] royal treasurer (''Koshadhikaradhipati'') and one of the king's counsellers (''sachiva''). The inscription refers eulogizes Subhata, and refers to the construction of a temple by him.{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=173}}{{sfn|Mitra|1977|p=138}} This temple was most probably a now-ruined Shiva temple, which bears a short inscription mentioning one "Subhada-deva". Another 1344 VS Ajaigarh inscription mentions that Subhata commissioned images of [[Kedarnath Temple|Kedara]]-[[Parvati]], [[Vrishabha]], [[Krishna]], [[Ambika (goddess)|Ambika]], [[Tara (Devi)|Tara]], [[Tripura Sundari|Tripura]], [[Kamakshya]], [[Durga]], [[Harsidhhi|Harasiddhi]], [[Aindri]], [[Chamunda]], [[Kali]]ka and Ishvara-Parvati. Yet another Ajaigarh inscription mentions that Subhata's wife Devala-devi commissioned images of deities such as [[Shiva]] and [[Surabhi]]. One [[Indian copper plate inscriptions|copper-plate inscription]] engraved below the upper gate of the Ajaigarh fort mentions other members of the same family.{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=174}} Another inscription describes the achievements of Ananda, a Kayastha military officer who had served Viravarman's predecessor Trailokyavarman.{{sfn|Mitra|1977|p=138}}<br />
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Based on the inscriptions and the information available about his successors, it appears that Bhojavarman retained control of the important Chandela cities including Ajaigarh, [[Kalinjar]] and [[Khajuraho]]. He was succeeded by [[Hammiravarman]] after a short reign.{{sfn|Lal|1965|p=32}} The name of Bhojavarman has been omitted in the list of predecessors given in Hammiravarman's 1308 [[Charkhari]] copper plate inscription. The inscription mentions Bhojavarman's predecessors Paramardideva, Trailokyavarman and Viravarman. This indicates that Bhojavarman was not an ancestor of Hammiravarman.{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=177}} Rai Bahadur Hiralal theorized that the Bhoja and Hammira were brothers, but this assumption has not been corroborated by any other evidence.{{sfn|Mitra|1977|p=139}} According to Eliky Zannas, the two kings were probably cousins, Hammiravarman being the son of Viravarman.{{sfn|Zannas|1960|p=45 }}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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=== Bibliography ===<br />
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* {{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a9j9ZJGJOV0C&pg=PA25 |title=The Candellas of Jejākabhukti |first=R. K. |last=Dikshit |publisher=Abhinav |year=1976 |isbn=9788170170464 }}<br />
* {{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c8iFAAAAIAAJ |title=Immortal Khajuraho |author=Kanwar Lal |publisher=Asia Press |year=1965 }}<br />
* {{cite book |first=Om Prakash |last=Misra |title=Archaeological Excavations in Central India: Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o0ISjDDWJwQC&pg=PA11 |year=2003 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=978-81-7099-874-7 }}<br />
* {{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=irHN2UA_Z7gC&pg=PA27 |title=The Early Rulers of Khajurāho |first=Sisirkumar |last=Mitra |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |year=1977 |isbn=9788120819979 }}<br />
* {{cite book |first=Eliky |last=Zannas |title=Khajurāho: Text and Photos |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tV7WAAAAMAAJ |year=1960 |publisher=Mouton }}<br />
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