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'''Mahendra''' was a king of [[Dakshina Kosala]],<ref name="https://puratattva.in/2011/06/24/sirpur-an-icon-of-dakshina-kosala-167">{{cite web |last1=https://puratattva.in |first1=https://puratattva.in |title=Sirpur- An Icon of Dakshina-Kosala |url=https://puratattva.in/2011/06/24/sirpur-an-icon-of-dakshina-kosala-167 |website=https://puratattva.in |publisher=https://puratattva.in}}</ref> whose identity is not completely verified, and is mentioned as a king of [[Dakshinapatha]]. He was one of the many kings who were subjugated, captured and later released by the mighty [[Gupta empire|Gupta]] emperor [[Samudragupta]], who paid him allegiance and tribute.<ref name="Natasja Bosma- Dakṣiṇa Kosala: A Rich Centre of Early Śaivism">{{cite book |last1=Bosma |first1=Natasja |title=Dakṣiṇa Kosala: A Rich Centre of Early Śaivism |date=June 2018 |publisher=Barkhuis |isbn=9789492444684 |pages=338 |edition=E-book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DOm9DwAAQBAJ&q=%22Mahendra+of+Kosala%22&pg=PA1 |access-date=22 December 2020}}</ref> His dynasty is uncertain, though some historians suggest that he was from the [[Mahameghavahana dynasty]].<br />
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Other theories suggest that he was a king of a branch the [[Solar dynasty|Ikshvaku dynasty]], who had established a mighty kingdom in the south. <ref name="https://puratattva.in/2011/06/24/sirpur-an-icon-of-dakshina-kosala-167">{{cite web |last1=https://puratattva.in |first1=https://puratattva.in |title=Sirpur- An Icon of Dakshina-Kosala |url=https://puratattva.in/2011/06/24/sirpur-an-icon-of-dakshina-kosala-167 |website=https://puratattva.in |publisher=https://puratattva.in}}</ref>{{sfn|Ashvini Agrawal|1989|p=107}} Yet another theory identifies Mahendra with a [[Nala dynasty|Nala]] king named Mahendraditya.{{sfn|R. C. Majumdar|1981|p=38}}<br />
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==Allahabad stone pillar inscription of Samudragupta==<br />
The Allahabad stone pillar inscription of Samudragupta's lines which include Mahendra's name in it goes as follows-<br />
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* '''(Lines 19–20)''' Whose magnanimity blended with valour was caused by (his) first capturing, and thereafter showing the favour of releasing, all the kings of [[Dakshinapatha|Dakshiṇāpatha]] such as Mahēndra of [[Dakshina Kosala|Kōsala]], Vyāghrarāja of ''Mahākāntāra'', Maṇṭarāja of Kurāḷa, Mahēndragiri of [[Pithapuram|Pishṭapura]], Svāmidatta of Kōṭṭūra, Damana of Ēraṇḍapalla, Vishṇugōpa of [[Kanchi|Kāñchī]], Nīlarāja of Avamukta, [[Salankayana|Hastivarman of Vēṅgī]], Ugrasēna of Pālakka, Kubēra of ''Dēvarāshṭra'', and Dhanañjaya of Kusthalapura.{{rp|145}}<br />
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