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| succession = King of Sapadalaksha<br />
| reign = c. 1012-1026 CE<br />
| dynasty = [[Chahamanas of Shakambhari]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Durlabharaja II]]<br />
| successor = [[Vakpatiraja II]]<br />
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'''Govindaraja III''' (r. c. 1012-1026 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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== Reign ==<br />
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Govindaraja III, also known as Gandu,{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=34}}{{sfn|R. V. Somani|1976|p=12}} succeeded his brother [[Durlabharaja II]].{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=122}} According to ''[[Prithviraja Vijaya]]'', his title was ''Vairi-Gharatta'' ("grinder of enemies").{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=34}}<br />
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== Mahmud's invasion ==<br />
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Several sources suggest that the Muslim ruler [[Mahmud of Ghazni]] invaded the Chahamana kingdom during the reign of Govinda. The ''[[Prabandha Kosha]]'' states that Govindaraja defeated Mahmud.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=122}} This claim is of doubtful accuracy, because this victory is not mentioned in earlier texts such as ''Prithviraja-Vijaya'', which are historically much more reliable.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=123}}<br />
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It might be possible that Mahmud chose to avoid a confrontation with a Hindu confederacy, of which Govinda was a part. According to the 16th-century Muslim historian [[Firishta]], Mahmud reached [[Multan]] in December 1024 CE. From there, he marched to [[Ajmer]], which was a part of the Chahamana territory. The residents of the city had abandoned it by the time he reached there. Mahmud initially wanted to sack the city, but gave up the plan realizing that besieging the fort would waste his time. He then marched away to [[Gujarat]]. After sacking Gujarat, he marched back to Multan via [[Sindh]], because a confederacy of Hindu rulers had organized an army to counter him.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=123}}<br />
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Govindaraja III was succeeded by his son [[Vakpatiraja II]].{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=123}}<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 />
* {{cite book |author=R. V. Somani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NcIBAAAAMAAJ |title=History of Mewar, from Earliest Times to 1751 A.D. |publisher=Mateshwari |year=1976 |oclc=2929852 }}<br />
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