Ahila

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Ahila
King of Naddula
Reignc. 1019-1024 CE
Predecessor Ashvapala
Successor Anahilla
Dynasty Chahamanas of Naddula
FatherAshvapala

Ahila (r. c. 1019-1024 CE) was an Indian king belonging to the Naddula Chahamana dynasty. He ruled the area around Naddula (present-day Nadol in Rajasthan). He defeated the Chaulukya invader Bhima I.

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Ahila was the son of his predecessor Ashvapala. [1] According to the Chahamana records, he defeated the Chaulukya king Bhima I. The Chaulukya records do not mention this defeat. [2] Historian Dasharatha Sharma theorizes that Bhima invaded the Naddula kingdom to expand his territory, but was forced to retreat. [3]

Ahila appears to have died heirless, probably at a young age, as he was succeeded by his paternal uncle Anahilla. [2] The Nadol inscriptions of Alhana and prince Kirtipala omit Ahila's name from the genealogy of the Naddula Chahamana kings, presumably because they were not his descendants. [2]

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References

  1. Dasharatha Sharma 1959, p. 124.
  2. 1 2 3 R. B. Singh 1964, p. 242.
  3. Dasharatha Sharma 1959, p. 125.

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