14 Facts About Kanhadadeva

Kanhadadeva was a king belonging to the Chahamana dynasty, who ruled the area around Javalipura.

In 1311, Kanhadadeva was defeated and killed in an attack led by Alauddin's general Malik Kamaluddin.

Kanhadadeva is celebrated as a hero in Kanhadade Prabandha, a 1455 poem by Padmanabha.

Therefore, Kanhadadeva appears to have ascended the throne sometime around 1305.

The Kanhadade Prabandha claims that Kanhadadeva did not permit the Delhi forces to pass through his territory, concerned that they would "sack villages, take prisoners, molest women, oppress Brahmanas and slay cows".

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Kanhadadeva sent Kandhala Olecha and four other messengers to the Delhi commander, expressing his displeasure over their stay in his territory, after they had imprisoned Hindus and desecrated the Somanatha temple in Gujarat.

Historian Dasharatha Sharma believes that Nainsi's account, which mentions collaboration between Kanhadadeva's forces and the mutineers, is an accurate representation of the conflict.

Kanhadade Prabandha and Nainsi ri Khyat credit Kanhadadeva with rescuing the Somnath temple idol from desecration by the Delhi army.

Kanhadadeva is said to have installed the five fragments of this idol at Prabhas Patan, Bagada, Abu, Jalor and his personal garden.

Kanhadadeva even visited Jalor, where he was treated well because he behaved like a Hindu.

Kanhadadeva's head was brought to Alauddin, but it miraculously turned away when the Sultan turned towards it.

Kanhadadeva visited Delhi, but he was not satisfied with the terms offered to him, and returned to Jalore.

Kanhadadeva asked for Alauddin's permission to return to Jalore, promising to return with a marriage party.

Kanhadadeva is eulogized as "Kanhadade" in Kanhadade Prabandha, an epic authored by Padmanabha, who was a court poet employed by the later rulers Jalore.