Rajamalla IV

Rajamalla IV (b. n.d. ; d. n.d.) was a ruler of the Western Ganga dynasty, which governed parts of present-day Karnataka from the second to the eleventh century. His reign spanned eight years, from 977 to 985 CE.

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