Jayapala | |||||
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Maharajadhiraja | |||||
![]() Disaster of Jayapala Army against Mahmud of Ghazni, due to a snowstorm.[1] | |||||
Maharaja of Hindu Shahis | |||||
Reign | 964 – 27 November 1001 | ||||
Predecessor | Hutpal | ||||
Successor | Anandapala | ||||
Born | Unknown | ||||
Died | March/April 1002 | ||||
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Dynasty | Hindu Shahi | ||||
Father | Hutpala | ||||
Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Military career | |||||
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Jayapala was a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty from 964 to 1001 CE. He ruled over the area which stretched from Laghman in the west, to Kashmir in the east and from Sirhind to Multan.[2] He was the son of Hutpal and the father of Anandapala.[2] Epithets from the Bari Kot inscriptions record his full title as "Parama Bhattaraka Maharajadhiraja Sri Jayapaladeva".[3]
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