Chandradeva (IAST: Chandrādevā, ruled c. 1072 – c. 1103 CE)[citation needed], also known as Chandraditya, was an Indian king from the Gahadavala dynasty.
The 1104 CE Bashai (Basahi) inscription states that Chandradeva saved the distressed earth, after the death of Bhoja and the destruction of Karna's fame.
[2] The 1109 Rahin (or Rahan) inscription states that Chandradeva was born after the destruction of the solar and the lunar Kshatriya dynasties, when the voice of the Vedas had almost disappeared.
The 1093 CE Chandrawati inscription states that Chandradeva's dynasty captured Kanyakubja, after the destruction of the descendants of the Gurjara-Pratihara king Devapala.
[3] In his 1090 CE Chandrawati inscription, Chandradeva assumes the imperial title Parama-bhattaraka Maharajadhiraja Parameshvara, which indicates that he had become a sovereign by this time.
[4] The 1090 CE Chandrawati inscription states that Chandradeva protected (that is, ruled) the sacred places of Kashi (Varanasi), Kushika (Kannauj), Uttara Koshala (the area around Ayodhya) and Indrasthaniyaka.
An inscription of his grandson Govindachandra describes him as Hari (Vishnu) born on the earth at the request of Hara (Shiva) to protect Varanasi from "the wicked Turk warrior".
[15] The 1197 Kotwa (Machchlishahr) inscription of the last Gahadavala ruler Harishchandra describes Chandradeva as the protector of several holy places including Kashi (Varnaasi).
[17] His 1093 CE (1150 VS) Chandrawati copper-plate inscription mentions that he visited Ayodhya to worship Vasudeva (Vishnu) and perform other religious rites.