Mahipala II (Chudasama dynasty)

Raul Mahipala II[A] was a Chudasama king of Saurashtra region of western India who reigned from 1378 CE to 1384 CE (VS 1435 to VS 1440).[1]

Mahipala II
Ra of Saurashtra
Reign1378–1384 CE
PredecessorJayasimha I
SuccessorMokalasimha
Era name and dates
Vikram Samvat: 1435–1440
DynastyChudasama dynasty
FatherJayasimha I
ReligionHinduism

Reign

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Mahipala II succeeded his father Jayasimha I.[1]

The paliya inscription (VS 1435/1378 CE) at Osa near Junagadh mentions that Junagadh was under thanadar named Mahamalik Muhammad Sadik and Raul Mahipaladeva. 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.[2][1]

He recovered Vanthali from Amarsingh and Jetsingh, the descendants of Jagatsingh.[1]

Mahipala II was succeeded by his brother Mokalasimha, also known as Muktasimha in 1384 CE.[1]

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  1. ^ Older chronology mentions him as Mahipala V.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Parikh, Rasiklal Chhotalal; Shastri, Hariprasad Gangashankar, eds. (1977). ગુજરાતનો રાજકીય અને સાંસ્કૃતિક ઇતિહાસ: સલ્તનત કાલ [Political and Cultural History of Gujarat: Sultanate Era]. Research Series – Book No. 71 (in Gujarati). Vol. V. Ahmedabad: Bholabhai Jeshingbhai Institute of Learning and Research. pp. 159–160.
  2. ^ Diskalkar, D. B. (April 1939). "Inscriptions Of Kathiawad: No. 38, 40". New Indian Antiquary. Vol. 2. pp. 25–28.