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	Mokalasimha succeeded his brother Mahipati-[[Mahipala II (Chudasama dynasty)\|Mahipala II]]. The Dhandhusar inscription mentions that he had defeated the kings of [[Kutch]] (probably Jadeja king) and [[Sindh]] at Bhubritapalli (now [[Ghumli]]). It further adds that he had moved the capital from Junagadh to Vanthali following the order from the [[Gujarat under Delhi Sultanate\|Governor of Gujarat]] on behalf of [[Delhi Sultanate\|Delhi Sultan]] [[Firuz Shah Tughluq]] who placed a ''thanadar'' in Junagadh. The Sultan is mentioned as ''Patasahiprabhu''. In 1394 CE, Governor of Gujarat Zafar Khan (later [[Muzaffar Shah I]] who founded [[Gujarat Sultanate]]) marched with a large army into the peninsula and attacked Vanthali. Mokalasimha had to surrendered and pay a heavy tribute. During his reign, the [[Somnath temple]] was attacked by Zafar Khan in 1395 CE. He was succeeded by his son [[Mandalika II]] in 1397 CE.<ref name="ins1"/>		Mokalasimha succeeded his brother Mahipati-[[Mahipala II (Chudasama dynasty)\|Mahipala II]]. The Dhandhusar inscription mentions that he had defeated the kings of [[Kutch]] (probably Jadeja king) and [[Sindh]] at Bhubritapalli (now [[Ghumli]]). It further adds that he had moved the capital from Junagadh to Vanthali following the order from the [[Gujarat under Delhi Sultanate\|Governor of Gujarat]] on behalf of [[Delhi Sultanate\|Delhi Sultan]] [[Firuz Shah Tughluq]] who placed a ''thanadar'' in Junagadh. The Sultan is mentioned as ''Patasahiprabhu''. In 1394 CE, Governor of Gujarat Zafar Khan (later [[Muzaffar Shah I]] who founded [[Gujarat Sultanate]]) marched with a large army into the peninsula and attacked Vanthali. Mokalasimha had to surrendered and pay a heavy tribute. During his reign, the [[Somnath temple]] was attacked by Zafar Khan in 1395 CE. He was succeeded by his son [[Mandalika II]] in 1397 CE.<ref name="ins1"/>

	The Dhandhusar inscription (VS 1445/1389 CE) in Hani Vav, a stepwell at Dhandhusar, mentions that it was built by Hani, wife of Vaijayanath who had served as Mokalasimha's minister at young age succeeding his father Gadadhar. An inscription on ''[[paliya]]'' (VS 1447/1391 CE) in Avania near Maliya Hatina mentions the region was under the Delhi Sultanate. He is also mentioned an inscription on ''paliya'' at Mesavana (VS 1444/1387 CE), [[Bagasara-Ghed\|Sil Bagasara]] (VS 1448/1392 CE), Goreja (VS 1450/1393 CE).<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=April 1939\|volume=2\|pages=34, ~~37-40~~ \|chapter=Inscriptions Of Kathiawad: No. 46, 48, 51}}</ref><ref name="ins3">{{Cite book\|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=591\|chapter=Inscriptions Of Kathiawad: No. 53}}</ref> The inscription on ''paliya'' (VS 1450/1393 CE) in Nagnath temple in [[Chorwad]] mentions that it was under Shivaraja (Shivagana) of [[Prabhas Patan]].<ref name="Parikh" />		The Dhandhusar inscription (VS 1445/1389 CE) in Hani Vav, a stepwell at Dhandhusar, mentions that it was built by Hani, wife of Vaijayanath who had served as Mokalasimha's minister at young age succeeding his father Gadadhar. An inscription on ''[[paliya]]'' (VS 1447/1391 CE) in Avania near Maliya Hatina mentions the region was under the Delhi Sultanate. He is also mentioned an inscription on ''paliya'' at Mesavana (VS 1444/1387 CE), [[Bagasara-Ghed\|Sil Bagasara]] (VS 1448/1392 CE), Goreja (VS 1450/1393 CE).<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=April 1939\|volume=2\|pages=34, 37–40 \|chapter=Inscriptions Of Kathiawad: No. 46, 48, 51}}</ref><ref name="ins3">{{Cite book\|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=591\|chapter=Inscriptions Of Kathiawad: No. 53}}</ref> The inscription on ''paliya'' (VS 1450/1393 CE) in Nagnath temple in [[Chorwad]] mentions that it was under Shivaraja (Shivagana) of [[Prabhas Patan]].<ref name="Parikh" />

	He is also mentioned in 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="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>		He is also mentioned in 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="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>

	He was succeeded by his son [[Mandalika II]] in 1396 CE.<ref name="Parikh" />		He was succeeded by his son [[Mandalika II]] in 1396 CE.<ref name="Parikh" />

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Ra '''Mokalasimha''', also known as '''Muktasimha''', was a [[Chudasama dynasty|Chudasama]] king of [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] region of western India who reigned from 1384 CE to 1396 CE ([[Vikram Samvat|VS]] 1440 to VS 1452).<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=160|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 ruled from [[Junagadh]] and later moved his capital to [[Vanthali]] when Saurashtra came under influence of the [[Delhi Sultanate]].

==Reign==
Mokalasimha succeeded his brother Mahipati-[[Mahipala II (Chudasama dynasty)|Mahipala II]]. The Dhandhusar inscription mentions that he had defeated the kings of [[Kutch]] (probably Jadeja king) and [[Sindh]] at Bhubritapalli (now [[Ghumli]]). It further adds that he had moved the capital from Junagadh to Vanthali following the order from the [[Gujarat under Delhi Sultanate|Governor of Gujarat]] on behalf of [[Delhi Sultanate|Delhi Sultan]] [[Firuz Shah Tughluq]] who placed a ''thanadar'' in Junagadh. The Sultan is mentioned as ''Patasahiprabhu''. In 1394 CE, Governor of Gujarat Zafar Khan (later [[Muzaffar Shah I]] who founded [[Gujarat Sultanate]]) marched with a large army into the peninsula and attacked Vanthali. Mokalasimha had to surrendered and pay a heavy tribute. During his reign, the [[Somnath temple]] was attacked by Zafar Khan in 1395 CE. He was succeeded by his son [[Mandalika II]] in 1397 CE.<ref name="ins1"/>

The Dhandhusar inscription (VS 1445/1389 CE) in Hani Vav, a stepwell at Dhandhusar, mentions that it was built by Hani, wife of Vaijayanath who had served as Mokalasimha's minister at young age succeeding his father Gadadhar. An inscription on ''[[paliya]]'' (VS 1447/1391 CE) in Avania near Maliya Hatina mentions the region was under the Delhi Sultanate. He is also mentioned an inscription on ''paliya'' at Mesavana (VS 1444/1387 CE), [[Bagasara-Ghed|Sil Bagasara]] (VS 1448/1392 CE), Goreja (VS 1450/1393 CE).<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=April 1939|volume=2|pages=34, 37-40 |chapter=Inscriptions Of Kathiawad: No. 46, 48, 51}}</ref><ref name="ins3">{{Cite book|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=591|chapter=Inscriptions Of Kathiawad: No. 53}}</ref> The inscription on ''paliya'' (VS 1450/1393 CE) in Nagnath temple in [[Chorwad]] mentions that it was under Shivaraja (Shivagana) of [[Prabhas Patan]].<ref name="Parikh" />

He is also mentioned in 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="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>

He was succeeded by his son [[Mandalika II]] in 1396 CE.<ref name="Parikh" />

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