Rayapala

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.

Rayapala
Maharajadhiraja Parameshvara
King of Naddula
Reignc. 1132-1145 CE
PredecessorRatnapala
SuccessorKatukaraja
DynastyChahamanas of Naddula

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 probably lost the control of his kingdom during a war between his two powerful neighbours: Arnoraja and Kumarapala.[3]

References
  1. R. B. Singh 1964, p. 253.
  2. Dasharatha Sharma 1959, pp. 131-132.
  3. Dasharatha Sharma 1959, p. 133.

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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