Template:Infobox royalty Bala-prasada (IAST: Bālaprasāda, r. c. 1055-1070 CE) was an Indian king belonging to the Naddula Chahamana dynasty. He ruled the area around Naddula (present-day Nadol in Rajasthan).
Reign
Balaprasada was the eldest son of his predecessor Anahilla. According to an inscription, he defeated other rulers even as a child. This suggests that he ascended the throne at a young age.Template:Sfn
According to the Chahamana records, the Chaulukya king Bhima I had imprisoned another ruler named Krishnadeva; Balaprasada forced Bhima to release Krishnadeva. Historian D. C. Ganguly identified Krishnadeva with Krishnaraja, a ruler of the Paramara branch of Bhinmal.Template:Sfn According to historian Dasharatha Sharma, Balaprasada requested (not forced) Bhima release Krishnaraja, which indicates that he accepted Bhima's suzerainty.Template:Sfn
Balaprasada appears to have died without issue, as he was succeeded by his younger brother Jendraraja.Template:Sfn
References
Bibliography
- Early Chauhān Dynasties{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. S. Chand / Motilal Banarsidass(1959). ISBN 9780842606189
- History of the Chāhamānas{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. N. Kishore(1964)