Mukunda Sen

{{Short description|King of Nepal}}

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{{Infobox royalty

| name = Mukunda Sen

| succession = King of Palpa

| image = File:The invading Mukunda Sen, a king of Palpa.png

| caption = Mukunda Sen during an invasion

| predecessor = Rudra Sen

| reign = 1518 – 1553

| successor = Position abolished ({{small|Palpa was divided into various kingdoms}})

| birth_place = Kingdom of Palpa (today part of Nepal)

| death_date = 1553

| death_place = Palpa

| dynasty = Sen dynasty

| religion = Hinduism

}}

Mukunda Sen (Sometimes known as Mani Mukunda Sen Even Makanda ) was the King of Palpa from 1518 A.D. to 1553 A.D. ( B.S. 1575 to B.S. 1610).{{Cite book|last=Whelpton|first=John|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KoNT6tjk9mQC|title=A History of Nepal|date=17 February 2005|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-80470-7|pages=91|language=en}}{{Cite web| title=Regmi Research Series, Year 19 | url=https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/57348/regmi019.txt?sequence=11&isAllowed=y | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021181900/https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/57348/regmi019.txt?sequence=11&isAllowed=y | archive-date=2020-10-21}}

In 1524, he invaded Kathmandu Valley.{{Cite book|last=Lecomte-Tilouine|first=Marie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xmAMAQAAMAAJ|title=Hindu Kingship, Ethnic Revival, and Maoist Rebellion in Nepal|date=2009|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-569792-6|language=en}} After his death in 1553, his kingdom was divided into various kingdoms.{{Cite book|last=Guides|first=Rough|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rTGWDwAAQBAJ|title=The Rough Guide to Nepal (Travel Guide eBook)|date=1 February 2018|publisher=Apa Publications (UK) Limited|isbn=978-1-78671-997-3|language=en}}