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{{for|other kings named Mahipala|Mahipal (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox royalty
|name = Mahipala III
|title = Ra of Saurashtra
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|reign1 =1430–1451 CE
| era name =[[Vikram Samvat]]
| era dates =1486–1507
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|predecessor1 =[[Jayasimha II (Chudasama dynasty)|Jayasimha II]]
|successor1 =[[Mandalika III]]
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|issue =[[Mandalika III]]
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|dynasty =[[Chudasama dynasty]]
|father = [[Meliga]]
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|religion = [[Hinduism]]
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Ra '''Mahipala III'''{{efn-ua|Older chronology mentions him as Mahipala VI.<ref name="Parikh"/>}} was a [[Chudasama dynasty|Chudasama]] king of [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] region of western India who reigned from 1430 CE to 1451 CE ([[Vikram Samvat|VS]] 1486 to VS 1507).<ref name="Parikh">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/1977GujaratnoRajkiyaAneSanskrutikItihasVol5SaltanatKaal257D/page/n5|title=ગુજરાતનો રાજકીય અને સાંસ્કૃતિક ઇતિહાસ: સલ્તનત કાલ|publisher=Bholabhai Jeshingbhai Institute of Learning and Research|year=1977|editor-last=Parikh|editor-first=Rasiklal Chhotalal|editor-link=Rasiklal Parikh|series=Research Series - Book No. 71|volume=V|location=[[Ahmedabad]]|pages=162–163|language=gu|trans-title=Political and Cultural History of Gujarat: Sultanate Era|editor-last2=Shastri|editor-first2=Hariprasad Gangashankar|editor-link2=Hariprasad Shastri}}</ref> His capital was at [[Junagadh]].

==Reign==
Mahipala III succeeded his brother [[Jayasimha II (Chudasama dynasty)|Jayasimha II]] in 1430 CE. He was most devoted to religion and entertained all the [[Dwarka]] and [[Somnath temple|Somnath]] pilgrims at his own charges. He was also a devoted worshipper of ''Damodar Rai'' (a name of [[Krishna]]) 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 Sultanate|Gujarat Sultan]] [[Ahmad Shah I]] 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]]). He abdicated throne in favour of his son [[Mandalika III]] in 1451 CE (VS 1507) and went to forest.<ref name="Parikh" />

Two ''[[paliya]]'' 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.<ref name="Parikh" /><ref name="ins1">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.54106/2015.54106.Inscriptions-Of-Kathiawad#page/n85/mode/2up/search/Mandalika|title=New Indian Antiquary|last=Diskalkar|first=D. B.|date=December 1939|volume=2|pages=604|chapter=Inscriptions Of Kathiawad: No. 70, 71}}</ref> He is also mentioned in genealogy of Revati Kund near [[Damodar Kund]], Junagadh (VS 1472/1417 CE) and Neminath Temple inscription (c. VS 1510/c. 1454 CE) on [[Girnar]].<ref name="ins2">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.54106/2015.54106.Inscriptions-Of-Kathiawad#page/n93/mode/2up/search/Khengar+Mahal|title=New Indian Antiquary|last=Diskalkar|first=D. B.|date=June 1940|volume=2|pages=113–114, 116–117|chapter=Inscriptions Of Kathiawad: No. 76, 77}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Chudasama dynasty]]
[[Category:15th-century Indian monarchs]]

Mahipala III - Revision history

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