Ahila

Ahila (r. c. 1019-1024 CE) was an Indian king belonging to the Naddula Chahamana dynasty. He ruled the area around Naddula (present-day Nadol in Rajasthan). He defeated the Chaulukya invader Bhima I.

Ahila
King of Naddula
Reignc. 1019-1024 CE
PredecessorAshvapala
SuccessorAnahilla
DynastyChahamanas of Naddula
FatherAshvapala

Reign

Ahila was the son of his predecessor Ashvapala.[1] According to the Chahamana records, he defeated the Chaulukya king Bhima I. The Chaulukya records do not mention this defeat.[2] Historian Dasharatha Sharma theorizes that Bhima invaded the Naddula kingdom to expand his territory, but was forced to retreat.[3]

Ahila appears to have died heirless, probably at a young age, as he was succeeded by his paternal uncle Anahilla.[2] The Nadol inscriptions of Alhana and prince Kirtipala omit Ahila's name from the genealogy of the Naddula Chahamana kings, presumably because they were not his descendants.[2]

References
  1. Dasharatha Sharma 1959, p. 124.
  2. R. B. Singh 1964, p. 242.
  3. Dasharatha Sharma 1959, p. 125.

Bibliography
  • Dasharatha Sharma (1959). Early Chauhān Dynasties. S. Chand / Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9780842606189.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • R. B. Singh (1964). History of the Chāhamānas. N. Kishore. OCLC 11038728.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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