Mahipala I

Mahipala I
Maharajadhiraja
Uttarapatha Swami
King of Kings of Aryavarta
King of Kannauj
Reignc. 913 – c. 944
PredecessorBhoja II
SuccessorMahendrapala II
FatherMahendrapala I
MotherMahidevi
ReligionHinduism

Mahipala I (913–944) ascended the throne of Pratihara Empire after his half brother Bhoja II.[1] He was a son of Queen Mahidevi.[2] Mahipala I was also known by the names: Ksitipala, Vinayakapala, Herambapala and Uttarapatha Swami.[3]

  1. ^ Radhey Shyam Chaurasia (2002). History of Ancient India: Earliest Times to 1000 A. D. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. p. 208. ISBN 978-81-269-0027-5.
  2. ^ Asni inscription
  3. ^ Rama Shankar Tripathi (1989). History of Kanauj: To the Moslem Conquest. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 259. ISBN 978-81-208-0404-3.