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{{Infobox royalty<br />
| name = Rahila<br />
| title = Nṛpati ("Lord of men")<br />
| reign = c. 885-905 CE<br />
| succession = [[Chandela]] king<br />
| predecessor = [[Vijayashakti]]<br />
| successor = [[Harsha (Chandela dynasty)|Harsha]]<br />
| dynasty = [[Chandela]]<br />
| father = Vijayashakti<br />
}}<br />
'''Rahila''' ([[IAST]]: Rāhila, reigned c. 885-905 CE) was a king of the [[Chandela]] dynasty of India. He ruled in the Jejakabhukti region ([[Bundelkhand]] in present-day [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]]).<br />
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Rahila was the son of his predecessor [[Vijayashakti]].{{sfn|Mitra|1977|p=33}} R. K. Dikshit dates his reign approximately to 885-905 CE.{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=30}} In an inscription of one of his successors, his title is given as ''nṛpati'' ("Lord of men"). No royal titles have been assigned to him, which suggests that he was a subordinate to the [[Pratihara]]s, like other early Chandela rulers.{{sfn|Thapar|2013|p=594}}<br />
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Not much is known about Rahila's military career. He is mentioned in two [[Khajuraho]] inscriptions of his successors.{{sfn|Mitra|1977|p=33}} These eulogistic inscriptions praise him as a warrior, but do not provide much information of historical value. For example, the 954 CE Khajuraho inscription states that he gave enemies sleepless nights. Using analogies, it compares a battle to a [[yajna|ritual sacrifice]], and states that Rahila was never tired of this sacrifice.{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=30}} The legendary text ''Paramala Raso'', which is of doubtful authenticity, contains a highly exaggerated account of Rahila's military campaigns. For example, it claims that he invaded [[Rameswaram|Rameshvara]] with a cavalary of 2 million horses, and confiscated a thousand ships from the king of [[Sinhala Kingdom|Simhala]].{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=31}}<br />
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Rahila is believed to have commissioned several [[public works]]. Inscriptions at an [[Ajaygadh]] temple bear his name. The Rahilya Sagar lake in [[Mahoba]], which has a temple on its bank, is named after him.{{sfn|Mitra|1977|p=33}} ''Paramala Raso'' states that he established the Rasina (or Rajavasini) township, which is identified with Rasin village near [[Badausa, Uttar Pradesh|Badausa]].{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=31}} This village has a Chandela-style temple.{{sfn|Mitra|1977|p=33}}<br />
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According to ''Paramala Raso'', Rahila's queen was Rājamatī.{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=31}} The [[Kalachuris of Tripuri|Kalachuri]] king Kokkala I married a Chandela princess Naṭṭā-devi. According to [[R. C. Majumdar]], this princess might have been a daughter of Rahila's uncle [[Jayashakti]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Ramesh Chandra Majumdar |title=The History and Culture of the Indian People: The age of imperial Kanauj |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLwKAQAAIAAJ |year=1951 |publisher=G. Allen & Unwin |page=83 }}</ref> However, R. K. Dikshit, believes that she was probably a daughter or sister of Rahila.{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=31}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a9j9ZJGJOV0C&pg=PA55 |title=The Candellas of Jejākabhukti |first=R. K. |last=Dikshit |publisher=Abhinav |year=1976 |isbn=9788170170464 }}<br />
* {{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=irHN2UA_Z7gC&pg=PA27 |title=The Early Rulers of Khajurāho |first=Sisirkumar |last=Mitra |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |year=1977 |isbn=9788120819979 }}<br />
* {{cite book |first=Romila |last=Thapar |title=The Past Before Us |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ScYJAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT594 |date=14 October 2013 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-72652-9 }}<br />
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