Mashaka - Bhoja Deva Paramaras of Vidarbha

The Paramara presence in Vidarbha — the eastern Deccan region roughly corresponding to modern Maharashtra's Nagpur division — represents a secondary branch of the dynasty, distinct from the more celebrated Malwa Paramaras of Dhara. Bhoja Deva of this line ruled during a period of sustained Chalukya pressure from the south and Yadava encroachment from the west, leaving his administration chronically cash-strained. The mashaka denomination itself reflects this: a fractional unit so small it served essentially as the lowest practical denomination of account in regional trade.