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Vatsaraja (780–800) or Vatsraja was an Emperor of the Pratihara dynasty in Northern India. He was grand-nephew of Nagabhata I and his mother was queen Bhuyikadevi. He was the first ruler of Rajasthan to win victories over the distant regions of Kanauj and Bengal. His extensive conquests mark the rise of the Imperial Pratiharas. (2025). 9789385593185, University of Rajasthan. ISBN 9789385593185
After bringing much of Rajasthan under his control, Vatsaraja then embarked to become "master of all the land lying between the two seas." Contemporary Jijasena's Harivamsha purana describes him as "master of western quarter" (2025). 9788129108906, Rupa & Company. ISBN 9788129108906
According to Radhanpur Plate Inscription and Prithviraja Vijaya, Vatsaraja led an expedition against the distant eastern kingdom of Bengal, ruled by the Pala Empire under Dharmapala. According to above inscription Dharamapala, was deprived of his two white Royal Umbrellas, and fled, pursued by the Pratihara forces under Vatsaraja's General Durlabharaja I of Shakambhari. The Prithviraja Vijaya describes Durlabharaja I as having “washed his sword at the confluence of the river Ganga and the ocean, and savouring the land of the Gaudas”, The Baroda Inscription (AD 812) also refers to Nagabhata II's victory over the Gauda Kingdom king Dharmapala. Through vigorous campaigning, Vatsraja had extended his dominions to include a large part of northern India, from the Thar Desert in the west up to the frontiers of bengal in the east.
Vatsaraja took the title of Ranahastin after his Kannauj campaign, and minted coins with legends "Shri Rana Hasti". These coins were found in Rajputana, Saurashtra. (2025). 9788129108906, Rupa & Company. ISBN 9788129108906
The statement of Jaina preceptor Uddyotana Suri, that the narrative Kuvalayamala was composed by him at Jalor in 778 when the ruling king was Vatsaraja, reveals that Vatsaraja ruled in Rajasthan. The evidence of the 795 CE inscription of his subordinate, brought to light by Shanta Rani Sharma, presents a detailed record of his victories over the Arabs, Indrāyudha and Bengal. It also presents evidence that contests the claim of the defeat of Vatsaraja by Dhruva. (2025). 9789385593185, University of Rajasthan. ISBN 9789385593185 According to the Gwalior inscription of his later descendant Bhoja, Vatsaraja had ‘subdued the entire world’, and was the ‘foremost among the most distinguished Kshatriyas’. It also mentions the defeat of the famous Bhandi clan by Vatsaraja. The Chahamana king Durlabharaja I, described in the Prithviraja Vijaya as having bathed his sword at the confluence of the Ganga and the ocean, was a subordinate of Vatsaraja. (2025). 9789385593185, University of Rajasthan. ISBN 9789385593185
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