Mahipala

{{Short description|Pala emperor from 978 to 1026}} {{For|the Gurjara-Pratihara monarch of the same name|Mahipala I}} {{pp-extended|small=yes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox royalty | image = INDIA, Medieval. Palas. Mahipala I and later. Circa 988-1161.jpg | caption = Gold coin of the Pala Empire, Mahipala I and later. {{circa|988–1161}}. | reign = 978–1026<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Laha |first=Gopal |date=2017 |title=Revised Genealogy, Chronology & Regnal Years of the Kings of the Pala Dynasty in the Light of the Latest Discoveries, Decipherment and Presentation (750-1200 A.d) |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26906092 |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume=78 |pages=258 |issn=2249-1937}}</ref> | succession = Pala Emperor | predecessor = Vigrahapala II | successor = Nayapala | death_date = 1026 | dynasty = Pala | issue = Nayapala | father = Vigrahapala II | religion = Shaivism<ref>Alexis Sanderson (2009). "The Śaiva Age: The Rise and Dominance of Śaivism during the Early Medieval Period".</ref> }} {{Pala Empire}}

'''Mahipala''' ({{reign|978|1026}}), also known as '''Mahipala I''', was the Pala emperor from 978 until his death in 1026. 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.<ref name=kulke>{{cite book|last1=Kulke|first1=Hermann|last2=Rothermund|first2=Dietmar|year=2007|title=A history of India|edition=4th|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9780415329200|page=118|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V73N8js5ZgAC|access-date=4 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=EB>{{cite web|title=Pala dynasty|url=http://www.britannica.com/topic/Pala-dynasty|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=4 September 2015}}</ref>

==Biography== Mahipala was succeeded by his son, Nayapala.<ref name="rcm">{{cite book|last1=Majumdar|first1=Ramesh Chandra|author-link1=Ramesh Chandra Majumdar|title=Ancient India|date=2007|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|location=Delhi|isbn=9788120804364|page=318|edition=8th|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XNxiN5tzKOgC|access-date=4 September 2015}}</ref>

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{{S-start}} {{succession box | title = Pala Emperor | years = 988–1038 CE | before = Vigrahapala II | after = Nayapala }} {{S-end}} {{Authority control}}

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