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{{Short description|Ruler of Tripuri (c. 990–1015)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Kokalla II
| succession = King of Dahala
| reign = c. 990–1015 CE
| dynasty = [[Kalachuris of Tripuri]]
| predecessor = [[Yuvarajadeva II]]
| successor = [[Gangeyadeva]]
| father = [[Yuvarajadeva II]]
| issue = [[Gangeyadeva]]
}}
'''Kokalla II''' ([[IAST]]: , r. c. 990–1015 CE) was a ruler of the [[Kalachuris of Tripuri|Kalachuri dynasty]] of Tripuri in central India. His kingdom was centered around the Chedi or Dahala region in present-day [[Madhya Pradesh]]. His Gurgi inscription suggests that he raided the territories of the [[Gurjara-Pratihara]]s, the [[Pala Empire|Palas]] and the [[Chalukyas of Kalyani]].

== Early life ==

Kokalla was a son of the Kalachuri king [[Yuvarajadeva II]]. He was placed on the throne by the ministers of the state after his father's death.{{sfn|V. V. Mirashi|1957|p=488}}

== Reign ==

The [[Gurgi (temple complex)|Gurgi]] inscription of Kokalla boasts that the other kings were afraid of him: the [[Gurjaradesa|Gurjara]] king hid in the Himalayas, the [[Gauḍa (region)|Gauda]] king hid in the watery fort, and the [[Kuntala country|Kuntala]] king lived in forest. These claims indicate that Kokalla probably raided these territories:{{sfn|V. V. Mirashi|1957|p=488}}

* The Gurjara king was probably a [[Chaulukya]] king, either [[Mularaja]] or [[Chamundaraja (Chaulukya dynasty)|Chamundaraja]]. However, as the Kalachuri inscription suggests that the Himalayan region was part of his kingdom, he can also be identified with a weak [[Gurjara-Pratihara]] ruler, probably Rajyapala.{{sfn|V. V. Mirashi|1957|p=488}}

* The Gauda king can be identified with the [[Pala Empire|Pala]] ruler [[Mahipala]].{{sfn|V. V. Mirashi|1957|p=488}}

* The Kuntala king can be identified with the [[Chalukyas of Kalyani|Kalayani Chalukya]] king [[Vikramaditya V]]. Kokalla's paternal aunt had married the Chalukya king [[Tailapa II]]. It is possible that the Chalukya-Kalachuri relations deteriorated after Tailapa's death.{{sfn|V. V. Mirashi|1957|p=488}}

The Jabalpur and Khaira inscriptions of Kokalla's descendant Yashahkarna boast that Kokalla raided countries in four directions until he reached the four oceans. This seems to be mere conventional praise.{{sfn|V. V. Mirashi|1957|p=488}} When the Turkic ruler [[Mahmud of Ghazni]] [[Ghaznavid campaigns in India|invaded India in 1015]], he was opposed near the pilgrim city of [[Mathura]] by Kokalla II, whose army consisted of a large number of [[war elephant]]s. The battle was hotly contested, but Kokalla II was eventually defeated due to the mobility and speed of the Turkic [[cavalry]]. Mahmud then proceeded to plunder [[Mathura]] and the nearby city of [[Vrindavan]].<ref name="gh">{{cite book |last1=Chandra |first1=Satish |title=Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals-Delhi Sultanat (1206-1526) - Part One |date=2004 |publisher=Har-Anand Publications |isbn=978-81-241-1064-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L5eFzeyjBTQC&pg=PA19 |language=en}}</ref> 50,000 [[Hindus]] were killed by drowning or by using swords and 1,000 temples were demolished in the district.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sahai |first1=Shashi Bhushan |title=The Hindu Civilisation: A Miracle of History |date=2010 |publisher=Gyan Publishing House |isbn=978-81-212-1041-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h-LE5FIUgdYC&q=mathura |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Rakhit |first1=Maanoj |title=Do your History textbooks tell you these Facts? |publisher=Maanoj Rakhit मानोज रखित |isbn=978-81-89746-07-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zE_ONfLThL0C&q=Mathura+1%2C000+temples+demolished |language=en}}</ref>

The ''[[Udaipur, Madhya Pradesh|Udaipur]] [[Prashasti]]'' inscription of the [[Paramara dynasty|Paramara]]s claims that their king [[Bhoja]] defeated one Togglala.{{sfn|Mahesh Singh|1984|p=36}} S. K. Bose identifies Togglala with Kokalla II.{{sfn|Saikat K. Bose|2015|p=281}} Kokalla was succeeded by his son [[Gangeyadeva]], who appears to have served as Bhoja's vassal during the first few years of his reign.{{sfn|Krishna Narain Seth|1978|p=170}}

== References ==
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=== Bibliography ===
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* {{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 }}
* {{cite book |author=Mahesh Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uPsgAAAAMAAJ |title=Bhoja Paramāra and His Times |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan |year=1984 |oclc=11786897 }}
* {{cite book |author=Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya |title=Historical Geography of Madhya Pradesh from Early Records |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |year=1977 |isbn=978-0-8426-9091-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=njYpsvmr2dsC&pg=PA127 }}
* {{cite book |author=Saikat K. Bose |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ywfsCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT281 |title=Boot, Hooves and Wheels: And the Social Dynamics behind South Asian Warfare |publisher=Vij Books |year=2015 | isbn=978-9-38446-454-7 }}
* {{cite book |author=V. V. Mirashi |author-link=Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi |chapter=The Kalacuris |editor=R. S. Sharma |title=A Comprehensive history of India: A.D. 985-1206 |volume=4 (Part 1) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ahFuAAAAMAAJ |year=1957 |publisher=Indian History Congress / People's Publishing House | isbn=978-81-7007-121-1 }}
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