Yashodharman

Yashodharman conquered territories in central and western India, including parts of Malwa, Gujarat, and Rajasthan. His campaigns expanded the Aulikara kingdom into a major regional power, though it collapsed after his death.

Yashodharman led a coalition of Indian kings to defeat the Huna ruler Mihirakula, who had terrorized northern India. The victory ended Huna dominance in the region and is recorded in the Mandasor pillar inscription, which celebrates Yashodharman as a liberator.

Yashodharman erected a victory pillar at Mandasor (modern Madhya Pradesh) with an inscription boasting of his conquests. The inscription claims he ruled from the Brahmaputra to the Arabian Sea and the Himalayas to the Vindhyas, though this may be exaggerated.