# Mahipala

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{{Short description|Pala emperor from 978 to 1026}}
{{For|the [Gurjara-Pratihara](/source/Gurjara-Pratihara) monarch of the same name|Mahipala I}}
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| 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](/source/Pala_Empire)
| predecessor  = [Vigrahapala II](/source/Vigrahapala_II)
| successor    = [Nayapala](/source/Nayapala)
| death_date = 1026
| dynasty      = [Pala](/source/Pala_Empire)
| issue        = Nayapala
| father       = Vigrahapala II
| religion     = [Shaivism](/source/Shaivism)<ref>Alexis Sanderson (2009). "The Śaiva Age: The Rise and Dominance of Śaivism during the Early Medieval Period".</ref>
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'''Mahipala''' ({{reign|978|1026}}), also known as '''Mahipala I''', was the [Pala emperor](/source/Pala_Empire) from 978 until his death in 1026. He was the son and successor of [Vigrahapala II](/source/Vigrahapala_II). Mahipala's reign marked a resurgence in fortunes for the Pala empire, whose boundaries were expanded as far as [Varanasi](/source/Varanasi). However, his rule was temporarily hampered by the northern expedition of the [Chola](/source/Chola_Empire) Emperor, [Rajendra I](/source/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](/source/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>

==References==
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  | title = [Pala Emperor](/source/Pala_Empire)
  | years = 988–1038 CE
  | before = [Vigrahapala II](/source/Vigrahapala_II)
  | after = [Nayapala](/source/Nayapala)
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