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| succession = King of Sapadalaksha<br />
| reign = c. 1065-1070 CE<br />
| dynasty = [[Chahamanas of Shakambhari]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Chamundaraja (Chahamana dynasty)|Chamundaraja]]<br />
| successor = [[Vigraharaja III]]<br />
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'''Durlabharaja III''' (r. c. 1065-1070 CE) was an Indian king belonging to the [[Chahamanas of Shakambhari|Shakambhari Chahamana dynasty]]. He ruled the Sapadalaksha country, which included parts of present-day [[Rajasthan]] in north-western India.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Durlabha-raja III, also known as Duśala, succeeded his father [[Chamundaraja (Chahamana dynasty)|Chamundaraja]] on the Chahamana throne. The [[Bijolia]] inscription places one Simhata between the two. Historian [[Dasharatha Sharma]] theorizes that Simhata could have been an elder brother of Durlabharaja.{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=35}}<br />
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== Conflict with the Gujarat Chaulukyas ==<br />
Two relatively late texts suggest that Durlabharaja was involved in a conflict with [[Karna (Chaulukya dynasty)|Karna]], the [[Chaulukya]] king of [[Gujarat]]. The ''[[Prabandha Kosha]]'' claims that Durlabha defeated the [[Gurjaradesa|Gurjara]] king, brought him to Ajmer in chains and forced him to sell yogurt in a market. The ''[[Hammira Mahakavya]]'' claims that Karna died in a battle against Durlabha, and lost all his wealth to the Chahamana king. This is known to be historically incorrect, because Karna (died c. 1092 CE) continued to rule after Durlabha's death. Moreover, the earlier and more reliable texts such as ''[[Prithviraja Vijaya]]'' do not mention any such conflict. It is possible that Durlabha achieved a minor military success against Karna, which was magnified into a major victory by the later panegyrists.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=125}}<br />
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== Death ==<br />
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Durlabha seems to have faced Muslim invasions, most probably from the [[Ghaznavid]]s, whose king was [[Ibrahim of Ghazna|Ibrahim]].{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=126}} The ''[[Prithviraja Vijaya]]'' states that he was killed in a battle with the Mātangas. According to [[Jonaraja]]'s commentary on the text, the word "Mātanga" refers to [[mlechchha]]s, that is, Muslims.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=125}} ''Hammira Mahakavya'', written several years later, claims that Durlabha captured a Muslim ruler named Shahab-ud-Din, but this does not seem to be historically accurate.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|pp=125-126}}<br />
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Durlabharaja III was succeeded by his brother [[Vigraharaja III]].{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=36}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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=== Bibliography ===<br />
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* {{cite book |author=Dasharatha Sharma |title=Early Chauhān Dynasties |publisher=S. Chand / Motilal Banarsidass |year=1959 |isbn=9780842606189 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n4gcAAAAMAAJ }}<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 />
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