Mallikarjuna
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Mallikarjuna was Shilahara
Shilahara
The Shilahara Dynasty was a feudal clan that established itself in northern and southern Konkan and southern Maharashtra during the Rashtrakuta period...

 ruler of north Konkan
Konkan
The Konkan also called the Konkan Coast or Karavali is a rugged section of the western coastline of India from Raigad to Mangalore...

 branch from 1155–1170 CE.

Mallikarjuna, who succeeded Haripaladeva
Haripaladeva
Haripaladeva was the Shilahara ruler of the north Konkan branch from 1148 CE – 1155 CE.Aparaditya was followed by Haripaladeva , several of whose inscriptions ranging in dates from Shaka 1070 to Shaka 1076 have been discovered in Thane district. -References:* Bhandarkar R.G. : Early History of...

, was followed by Aparaditya I
Aparaditya I
Aparaditya I was Shilahara ruler of north Konkan branch from 1170 CE – 1197 CE.Aparaditya I was a versatile man. He took keen interest in music and was also proficient in Dharmtarhastra. His commentary Apararka on the Yajnyavalkya-smriti is still regarded as the standard work on Dharmashastra in...

, but his relation to his predecessor is not known. Three inscriptions of his reign, dated in Shaka 1106, 1107, and 1108 have been discovered at Lonad, Thane
Thane
Thane , is a city in Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, northeastern suburb of Mumbai at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane district. On 16 April 1853, G.I.P...

 and Parel, respectively. In one of them Aparaditya I
Aparaditya I
Aparaditya I was Shilahara ruler of north Konkan branch from 1170 CE – 1197 CE.Aparaditya I was a versatile man. He took keen interest in music and was also proficient in Dharmtarhastra. His commentary Apararka on the Yajnyavalkya-smriti is still regarded as the standard work on Dharmashastra in...

s mentioned with the imperial titles Maharajadhiraja and Konkan
Konkan
The Konkan also called the Konkan Coast or Karavali is a rugged section of the western coastline of India from Raigad to Mangalore...

a-chakravarti, which show that he had thrown off the yoke of the Gujarat Chalukyas. He may be referred to the period 1170–1195 CE. (Dept. Gazetteer: 2002)

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