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{{Infobox royalty<br />
| name = Anahilla<br />
| succession = King of [[Naddula]]<br />
| reign = c. 1024–1055 CE<br />
| dynasty = [[Chahamanas of Naddula]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Ahila]]<br />
| successor = [[Balaprasada]]<br />
| father = [[Mahindu]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Anahilla''' ([[IAST]]: Aṇahilla, r. c. 1024–1055 CE) was an Indian king belonging to the [[Chahamanas of Naddula|Naddula Chahamana dynasty]]. He ruled the area around [[Naddula]] (present-day Nadol in [[Rajasthan]]). He defeated the [[Chaulukya]] king [[Bhima I]], defeated a general of the [[Paramara dynasty|Paramara]] king [[Bhoja]], and also defended his territory against the [[Ghaznavid]]s.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Anahilla was a son of the Chahamana king [[Mahindu]]. His brother [[Ashvapala]] succeeded Mahindu.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=242}} Ashvapala's son [[Ahila]] probably died heirless, because of which Anahilla became the next king.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=242}}<br />
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== Military career ==<br />
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According to the [[Sundha Mata Temple|Sundha Hill]] inscription, Anahilla defeated [[Bhima I|Bhima]], captured [[Sambhar Lake Town|Shakambhari]], killed [[Bhoja]]'s general Sadha, and defeated the [[Turkic peoples|Turushka]]s.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=243}}<br />
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Bhima, the [[Chaulukya]] king of [[Gujarat]], was a southern neighbour of the Chahamanas. According to the Chahamana record, Anahilla's father [[Ahila]] had also defeated Bhima.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=243}}<br />
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It is not clear when and how Anahilla took control of Shakambhari, which was the capital of the [[Chahamanas of Shakambhari]]. According to the epic poem ''[[Prithviraja Vijaya]]'', the [[Paramara dynasty|Paramara]] king [[Bhoja]] killed the Shakambhari Chahamana king [[Viryarama]].{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=243}} Historian [[Dasharatha Sharma]] theorizes that the Paramaras occupied Shakambhari after Viryarama's death, and were evicted by his successor [[Chamundaraja (Chahamana dynasty)|Chamundaraja]] with help from Anahilla.{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|pp=34-35}} On the other hand, R. B. Singh speculates that Anahilla and Bhoja formed an alliance against Viryarama; sometime later, the alliance broke, and Anahilla killed Bhoja's general Sadha.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|pp=243-244}}<br />
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The Turushkas (Turkic people) can be identified with the Muslim [[Ghaznavids]]. The Ghaznavid ruler [[Mahmud of Ghazni|Mahmud]] invaded India around 1025 CE, and raided the [[Somanath]] Hindu temple. According to the 16th-century historian [[Firishta]], some [[Hindu king]]s including Param Dev (identified with Paramara Bhoja{{sfn|Krishna Narain Seth|1978|pp=163-165}}{{sfn|Mahesh Singh|1984|pp=61-62}}) assembled a large army to attack him during his return journey. However, Mahmud chose to avoid a conflict, and returned using a different route. R. B. Singh theorizes that Anahilla was a part of the confederacy that planned to fight with Mahmud. The Chahamana claim of Anahilla having defeated the Turushkas probably refers to this event.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=244}} On the other hand, Dasharatha Sharma speculates that the Ghaznavid army passed through Nadol on its way to Somanath; Anahilla defended Naddula by fighting with Mahmud or one of his generals.{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=126}}<br />
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According to an inscription, the Naddula Chahamana kingdom comprised only 700 villages at the time of Anahilla's ascension. He increased this number to 7,000 by killing the neighbouring rulers. While this may be an exaggeration, it indicates that Anahilla was one of the most successful rulers of his dynasty.{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=126}}<br />
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Anahilla was succeeded by his elder son [[Balaprasada]], who was succeeded by his younger son [[Jendraraja]].{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=127}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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=== Bibliography ===<br />
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* {{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 }}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Krishna Narain Seth |title=The Growth of the Paramara Power in Malwa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Q4dAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Progress |year=1978 |oclc=8931757 }}<br />
* {{cite book |author=Mahesh Singh |title=Bhoja Paramāra and His Times |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan |year=1984 |oclc=11786897 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uPsgAAAAMAAJ }}<br />
* {{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 }}<br />
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