Balaprasada
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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Balaprasada
| succession = King of Naddula
| reign = c. 1055–1070 CE
| dynasty = Chahamanas of Naddula
| predecessor = Anahilla
| successor = Jendraraja
}}
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.{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=127}}
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.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=245}} According to historian Dasharatha Sharma, Balaprasada requested (not forced) Bhima release Krishnaraja, which indicates that he accepted Bhima's suzerainty.{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=127}}
Balaprasada appears to have died without issue, as he was succeeded by his younger brother Jendraraja.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=246}}
References
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= Bibliography =
- {{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 }}
- {{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 }}
{{Chahamanas of Naddula}}