Rayapala
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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Rayapala
| title = Maharajadhiraja Parameshvara
| succession = King of Naddula
| reign = c. 1132–1145 CE
| dynasty = Chahamanas of Naddula
| predecessor = Ratnapala
| successor = Katukaraja
}}
Rayapala (IAST: Rāyapāla, r. c. 1132–1145 CE) was an Indian king belonging to the Naddula Chahamana dynasty. He ruled the area around Naddula (present-day Nadol in Rajasthan), before his relative Katukaraja seized the power.
Reign
Rayapala was the son of his predecessor Ratnapala, and ascended the throne around 1132 CE.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=253}} He assumed the title Maharajadhiraja Parameshvara, which indicates his sovereign status.{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|pp=131–132}}
Rayapala had two queens: Padmala-devi and Manala-devi. Padmala was the mother of princes Sahajapala and Sahanapala. The deities Padmaleshvara, Sahajapaleshvara and Sahanapaleshvara were named after these three persons. Manala was the mother of princes Rudrapala and Amritapala.{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=133}}
Rayapala's father Ratnapala had dislodged his uncle Asharaja to ascend the throne of Naddula.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=253}} In 1145 CE, Asharaja's son Katukaraja seized the throne of Naddula.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=253}} According to historian Dasharatha Sharma, Rayapala's immediate successor was his son Sahajapala, who probably lost the control of his kingdom during a war between his two powerful neighbours: Arnoraja and Kumarapala.{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=133}}
References
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= Bibliography =
- {{cite book |author=Dasharatha Sharma |title=Early Chauhān Dynasties |publisher=S. Chand / Motilal Banarsidass |year=1959 |isbn=9780842606189 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n4gcAAAAMAAJ }}
- {{cite book |author=R. B. Singh |title=History of the Chāhamānas |publisher=N. Kishore |year=1964 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TKs9AAAAIAAJ |oclc=11038728 }}
{{Chahamanas of Naddula}}