Rayapala

Rayapala
Maharajadhiraja Parameshvara
King of Naddula
Reign c. 1132-1145 CE
Predecessor Ratnapala
Successor Katukaraja
Dynasty Chahamanas of Naddula

Rayapala (IAST: Rāyapāla, r. c. 1132-1145 CE) was an Indian king belonging to the Naddula Chahamana dynasty. He ruled the area around Naddula (present-day Nadol in Rajasthan), before his relative Katukaraja seized the power.

Reign

Rayapala was the son of his predecessor Ratnapala, and ascended the throne around 1132 CE.[1] He assumed the title Maharajadhiraja Parameshvara, which indicates his sovereign status.[2]

Rayapala had two queens: Padmala-devi and Manala-devi. Padmala was the mother of princes Sahajapala and Sahanapala. The deities Padmaleshvara, Sahajapaleshvara and Sahanapaleshvara were named after these three persons. Manala was the mother of princes Rudrapala and Amritapala.[3]

Rayapala's father Ratnapala had dislodged his uncle Asharaja to ascend the throne of Naddula.[1] In 1145 CE, Asharaja's son Katukaraja seized the throne of Naddula.[1] According to historian Dasharatha Sharma, Rayapala's immediate successor was his son Sahajapala, who probablly lost the control of his kingdom during a war between his two powerful neighbours: Arnoraja and Kumarapala.[3]

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