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{{for|other kings named Mahipala|Mahipal (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox monarch
|name = Mahipala I
|title = Ra of Saurashtra
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|reign1 =1308–1331 CE
| era name =[[Vikram Samvat]]
| era dates =1364–1387
|coronation =
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|other name=
|predecessor1 =[[Navaghana]]
|successor1 =[[Khengara]]
|predecessor2 =
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|spouse =
|issue =Khengara
|royal house =
|dynasty =[[Chudasama dynasty]]
|father = Navaghana
|mother =
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|religion = [[Hinduism]]
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'''Mahipala I'''{{efn-ua|Older chronology mentions him as Mahipala IV.<ref name="Parikh"/>}} was a [[Chudasama dynasty|Chudasama]] king of [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] region of western India who reigned from 1308 CE to 1331 CE ([[Vikram Samvat|VS]] 1364 to VS 1387).<ref name="ins4"/>{{efn-ua|His rule ended in 1325 according to Parikh.<ref name="Parikh"/> But there is an inscription dated 1329 CE in Hatansi inscription, now Bhavnagar Museum.<ref name="ins4"/>}} His capital was at [[Junagadh]].

==Reign==
Mahipala succeeded his father{{efn-ua|[[Navaghana]] is also mentioned as Mahipala's brother.<ref name=":6">{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.54106|title=New Indian Antiquary|last=Diskalkar|first=D. B.|date=December 1938|volume=1|pages=578–579|chapter=Inscriptions Of Kathiawad|issue=9}}</ref>}} [[Navaghana]] and repaired the [[Somnath temple]] which his father could not do and gave much money for religious uses. It is known that, at least till 1301, Vayajaladeva of Vaja dynasty was a local ruler of [[Prabhas Patan]] where Somanath temple is situated. So he must have defeated Muslim administrator with his cooperation and repaired the temple. He was succeeded by his son [[Khengara]].<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=158|language=gu|trans-title=Political and Cultural History of Gujarat: Sultanate Era|editor-last2=Shastri|editor-first2=Hariprasad Gangashankar|editor-link2=Hariprasad Shastri}}</ref>

He is mentioned in the inscriptions in Sodhali Vav, a stepwell in [[Mangrol, Kathiawar|Mangrol]] (VS 1375/1319 CE); on the stone slab found from Hatansi, now in Bhavnagar Museum (VS 1387/1329 CE); at Jain temple on Girnar hill (date missing); and an inscription dated VS 1371 (1315 CE) possibly recovered from [[Shatrunjaya]] hill.<ref name="ins4">{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.54106/2015.54106.Inscriptions-Of-Kathiawad|title=New Indian Antiquary|last=Diskalkar|first=D. B.|date=March 1939|volume=2|pages=730–736|chapter=Inscriptions of Kathiawad: No. 24, 25, 27, 30}}</ref> He is also mentioned in the genealogy in inscriptions at Revati Kund near [[Damodar Kund]], Junagadh (VS 1472/1417 CE) and at Neminath Temple (c. VS 1510/c. 1454 CE) on [[Girnar]].<ref name="ins1">{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.54106/2015.54106.Inscriptions-Of-Kathiawad|title=New Indian Antiquary|last=Diskalkar|first=D. B.|date=December 1939|volume=2|pages=602–603|chapter=Inscriptions of Kathiawad: No. 68}}</ref><ref name="ins2">{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.54106/2015.54106.Inscriptions-Of-Kathiawad|title=New Indian Antiquary|last=Diskalkar|first=D. B.|date=June 1940|volume=2|pages= 116–117|chapter=Inscriptions of Kathiawad: No. 77}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Chudasama dynasty]]
[[Category:14th-century Indian monarchs]]

Mahipala I (Chudasama dynasty) - Revision history

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