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ascended to the throne of M law after the death of his father M lawr ja Toram a. He was a staunch enemy of Buddhists. He was a follower of
aiva religion. Even being a foreigner, he adopted Hindu religion and became an ardent devotee of Lord iva. Mihirakula used to destroy Buddhist stupas and loot the Buddhists. During his reign, he inflicted many hardships on Buddhist bhik us. In about V.N.1059, Ya odharm scored a resounding victory over Mihirakula which is described in the victory pillar inscriptions of Mandsaura. However Ya odharma neither killed nor imprisoned Mihirakula after the defeat but only made him serve him and left him as taxpaying ruler under his empire. Mihirakula died in V.N.106
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