Kalidas biography in sanskrit script wikipedia

Emperor of Malwa (515–545)

Yashodharman (Gupta script: Ya-śo-dha-rmma,^[2]IAST: Yaśodharman) was ruler of the Malava Empire in North India, from 515 until his death in 545.

He belonged to the Second Aulikara dynasty.^[3] He conquered much of the Indian subcontinent between c. 530–540 according to the Mandsaur pillar inscription.^[4]

Reign

Main article: Battle of Sondani

Towards the end of the 5th century, India came under attack from the Hunas.

Yashodharman and possibly the Gupta emperor, Narasimhagupta, defeated a Huna army and their ruler Mihirakula in 528 AD and drove them out of India.^[5]

Three inscriptions of Yasodharman have been found in Mandsaur.

One of these, the Mandsaur stone inscription of Yashodharman-Vishnuvardhana is of samvat 589 (532 AD).

Mandsaur stone inscription of Yashodharman-Vishnuvardhana (532 AD)

Main article: Mandsaur stone inscription of Yashodharman-Vishnuvardhana

The Mandsaur stone