For the Gurjara-Pratihara monarch of the same name, see Mahipala I.
Pala Emperor
Mahipala
Coin of the Pala Empire, Mahipala I and later. c.988–1161
Pala Emperor
Reign
988–1038
Predecessor
Vigrahapala II
Successor
Nayapala
Issue
Nayapala
Dynasty
Pala
Father
Vigrahapala II
Religion
Hinduism
Mahipala (or Mahipala I; r. 988–1038) was a notable king of the Pala dynasty, which ruled over much of the eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent between the 8th and 12th centuries. He was the son and successor of Vigrahapala II. Mahipala's reign marked a resurgence in fortunes for the Pala empire, whose boundaries were expanded as far as Varanasi. However, his rule was temporarily hampered by the northern expedition of the Chola Emperor, Rajendra I.[1][2]
The Palas continued to patronise Shaivism, and epigraphic evidence suggests that Mahipala I and Nayapala were initiated as Shaivites by their royal preceptors. Vigrahapala III's Amagachi inscription describes him as "devoted to Śiva worship", and this tradition continued under his successor Ramapala. Poet Sandhyakar Nandi describes Ramapala's son Madanapala as a devotee of Shiva.[3]
Mahipala was succeeded by his son, Nayapala.[4]
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