Ra Mahipala III was a
Chudasama
The Chudasama are a Rajput clan found in the state of Gujarat in India. They are offshoot of the Samma tribe of Sind. The Chudasama dynasty of Junagadh once ruled Thatta of Sind and Chudachandra laid foundation in Gujarat with Junagadh
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king of
Saurashtra region of western India who reigned from 1430 CE to 1451 CE (
VS 1486 to VS 1507).
His capital was at
Junagadh
Junagadh () is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state.
Literally ...
.
Reign
Mahipala III succeeded his brother
Jayasimha II in 1430 CE. He was most devoted to religion and entertained all the
Dwarka
Dwarka () is a city and a municipality of Devbhumi Dwarka district in the state of Gujarat in Western India. It is located on the western shore of the Okhamandal Peninsula on the right bank of the Gomti river at the mouth of the Gulf of Kut ...
and
Somnath pilgrims at his own charges. He was also a devoted worshipper of ''Damodar Rai'' (a name of
Krishna
Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...
) and practised much asceticism in order to procure a son. A son was born to him eventually and named Mandalika. There is no battle to have happen in his reign as
Gujarat Sultan Ahmad Shah I
Ahmad Shah I, born Ahmad Khan, was a ruler of the Muzaffarid dynasty, who reigned over the Gujarat Sultanate from 1411 until his death in 1442. He was the grandson of Sultan Muzaffar Shah who has been variously described as a Tank Rajput or a ...
had died in 1442 and there was an uncertain condition in the Sultanate. ''Mandalika-Mahakavya'' mentions that he had defeated Sangan, a king of the west (of
Bet Dwarka
Bet Dwarka (also spelled Beyt Dwarka) or Shankhodhar is an inhabited island at the mouth of the Gulf of Kutch, situated off the coast of the town of Okha, Gujarat, India, and north of the city of Dwarka. Northeast to southwest, the island measur ...
). He abdicated throne in favour of his son
Mandalika III
Mandalika III, called by the epithet Ra Gangajalio, was a Chudasama dynasty, Chudasama king of Saurashtra (region), Saurashtra region of western India who reigned from to (Vikram Samvat, VS 1507 to VS 1527). His capital was at Junagadh.
Mand ...
in 1451 CE (VS 1507) and went to forest.
Two ''
paliya
The Paliya or Khambhi is a type of a memorial found in the western regions of the India subcontinent, especially Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat and also in Sindh region of Pakistan. They mostly commemorates the death of a person. These ...
'' inscriptions dated VS 1488 (1432 CE) and VS 1495 (1439 CE) erected during his reign inscribing his name with titles Maharaja and Ranashri are located at Mesavana village. They were erected for a conflict regarding some cows.
He is also mentioned in genealogy of Revati Kund near
Damodar Kund
Damodar Kund ( gu, દામોદર કુંડ) is one of the sacred lakes as per Hindu beliefs, which is located at the foothills of Girnar hills, near Junagadh in Gujarat, India.
It is considered holy, as per Hindu mythology and many Hind ...
, Junagadh (VS 1472/1417 CE) and Neminath Temple inscription (c. VS 1510/c. 1454 CE) on
Girnar
Girnar is an ancient hill in Junagadh, Gujarat, India.
Geology
Mount Girnar is a major igneous plutonic complex which intruded into the basalts towards the close of the Deccan Trap period. The rock types identified in this complex are ga ...
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Notes
References
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Chudasama dynasty
15th-century Indian monarchs