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Mahendrapala II

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Mahendrapala II
10th Gurjara-Pratihara king
Reignc. 944 – c. 948
PredecessorMahipala I
SuccessorDevapala

Mahendrapala II (944–948) ascended the throne of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty after his father Mahipala I. His mother was queen Prasadhana Devi. He reigned for short duration but the inscription found at Mandasor indicates that Gurjara Pratihara Empire was extended up to Mandasor during his reign.[1]

Preceded by
Mahipala I (913–944)
Gurjara Pratihara Emperor
944–948 AD
Succeeded by
Devpala (948–954)

References

  1. ^ Rama Shankar Tripathi (1989). History of Kanauj: To the Moslem Conquest. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 269. ISBN 812080404X, ISBN 978-81-208-0404-3.