"Hari who had been commissioned by Hara to protect Varanasi from the wicked Turuska warrior, as the only one who was able to protect the earth, was again born from him, his name being renowned as Govindapala."
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Sarnath inscription of Kumaradevi, which compared Govindnachandra to Vishnu. quoted in Misra, R. G. (2005). Indian resistance to early Muslim invaders up to 1206 A.D. p.78. also in Jain, M. (2013). Rama and Ayodhya., p 195
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Govindachandra (Gahadavala dynasty)
1114 – 1155
Govindachandra (IAST: Govindacandra, r. c. 1114–1155 CE) was an Indian king from the Gahadavala dynasty. He ruled the Antarvedi country in present-day Uttar Pradesh, including the major cities of Kanyakubja and Varanasi.
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