Mahipala II (Chudasama dynasty)

Mahipala II
Ra of Saurashtra
Reign 1378–1383 CE
Predecessor Jayasimha I
Successor Mokalasimha
Era name and dates
Vikram Samvat: 1435–1440
Dynasty Chudasama dynasty
Father Jayasimha I
Religion Hinduism

Raul Mahipala II was a Chudasama king of Saurashtra region of western India who reigned from 1378 CE to 1383 CE (VS 1435 to VS 1440).

Reign

Mahiapala II succeeded his father Jayasimha I. He was succeeded by his brother Mokalasimha, also known as Muktasimha in 1383 CE.[1][2]

The paliya inscription (VS 1435/1378 CE) at Osa near Junagadh mentions that Junagadh was under thanadar named Mahamalik Muhammad Sadik and Raul Mahipala II. It is known that Junagadh was subdued by Delhi Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq in HS 760 (VS 1406/1348 CE) and the Chudasama king Khengara had paid tribute. So it seems that Junagadh was ruled by thanadar under governor of Gujarat. At the time of this inscription, Farhat-ul-Mulk Rasti Khan was governor of Gujarat who was under Delhi Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq. The inscription (VS 1437/1381 CE) in Sudavav, a stepwell in Mahuva, Bhavnagar mentions Mahipala and his another younger brother Satyaraja.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Watson, James W., ed. (1884). Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency : Kathiawar. VIII. Bombay: Government Central Press. p. 497. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ Harold Wilberforce-Bell (1916). The History of Kathiawad from the Earliest Times. London: William Heinemann. pp. 73–74. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ Diskalkar, D. B. (April 1939). "Inscriptions Of Kathiawad: No. 38, 40". New Indian Antiquary. 2. pp. 25–28.
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