Polavira
| Polavira | |
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| King of the Western Ganga Dynasty | |
| Reign | c. 604 – c. 630 CE |
| Predecessor | Mushkara |
| Successor | Shivamara I |
| Dynasty | Ganga Dynasty |
| Father | Mushkara |
| Religion | Jainism |
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Polavira (r. c. 604 – c. 630 CE) was a ruler of the Western Ganga dynasty of ancient Karnataka. He succeeded his father Mushkara and continued the dynasty's consolidation of power in the southern Deccan region. Although not as well documented as his predecessors, inscriptions confirm that Polavira maintained the dynasty’s political stability and supported religious institutions, particularly Jainism.