Mahendrapala II

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Mahendrapala II
10th Gurjara-Pratihara Emperor
Reignc. 944 – c. 948
PredecessorMahipala I
SuccessorDevapala
FatherMahipala
MotherPrasadhana-Devi

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

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

References[edit]

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