Dridhaprahara
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| Dridhaprahara | |
|---|---|
| 1st ruler of Seuna (Yadava) dynasty | |
| Reign | c. 860-880[1] |
| Successor | Seunachandra I |
| Dynasty | Seuna (Yadava) |
| Father | Vajrakumara or Subahu |
| Religion | Jainism [2][3] |
Dridhaprahara (IAST: Dṛḍhaprahāra, r. c. 860-880) is the earliest historically attested ruler of the Seuna (Yadava) dynasty that ruled the western Deccan region in present-day India.
According to Jain tradition, Dridhaprahara was a son of king Vajrakumara of Dvaraka.[3] When his mother was pregnant with him, a great fire destroyed the city. Jain saint Jainaprabhasuri saved his mother, he was born sometime after the destruction of Dvaraka.[4] Dridhaprahara was a devotee of the eighth Jain tirthankara Chandraprabha.[5][6]
Dridhaprahara is one of the earliest historically attested ruler of the Seuna (Yadava) dynasty grew under the care of 8th Tirthankara Chadraprabhu Swami also named his capital Chandraditypura after him.[7]
No historical evidence connects Dridhaprahara or his dynasty to Dvaraka: after rising to prominence, the dynasty started claiming descent from the legendary hero Yadu, whose descendants (called the Yadavas) are associated with Dvaraka. The dynasty's claim of connection with that city may simply be a result of their claim of descent from Yadu rather than their actual geographic origin.[8]