Yuvarajadeva II

Yuvarajadeva II (IAST: Yuva-rāja-deva, r. c. 980-990 CE) was a ruler of the Kalachuri dynasty of Tripuri in central India. His kingdom was centered around the Chedi or Dahala region in present-day Madhya Pradesh. He established matrimonial relations with the Chalukyas of Kalyani, and was defeated by their rival, the Paramara king Munja.

Yuvarajadeva II
King of Dahala
Reign	c. 980-990 CE
Predecessor	Shankaragana III
Successor	Kokalla II
Issue	Kokalla II
Dynasty	Kalachuris of Tripuri

Early life

Yuvarajadeva succeeded his elder brother Shankaragana III, who was probably killed in a battle against the Chandelas.^[1]

Reign

The Karanbel inscription of Yuvarajadeva's descendant claims that he raided several countries, and presented the plundered wealth to lord Somnath. His ancestor Lakshmanaraja II is also credited with a similar achievement. According to historian V. V. Mirashi, these are conventional praises, and should not be taken as factual descriptions.^[2] The Karanbel inscription also boasts that Yuvarajadeva once fought and killed a tiger.^[3]

Yuvarajadeva's sister Bonthadevi married the Kalyani Chalukya ruler Tailapa II, apparently as part of a matrimonial alliance. The Paramara king Munja, who was an enemy of Tailapa, invaded the Kalachuri kingdom and raided their capital Tripuri.^[3] The Udaipur prashasti inscription of the Paramaras suggests that Munja defeated Yuvarajadeva, killed the Kalachuri generals, and "held his sword high" in Tripuri.^[4] Munja was later defeated and captured by Tailapa: the later Chalukya inscriptions also mention him as "destroyer of the Chedi king" while describing Tailapa's victory.^[3]

According to V. V. Mirashi, Yuvarajadeva was probably killed while defending Tripuri against Munja, and Munja was later forced to retreat by Tailapa.^[3] After his death, the ministers of the state placed his son Kokalla II on the throne of Tripuri.^[5]