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{{Infobox royalty<br />
| name = Mahindu<br />
| succession = King of [[Naddula]]<br />
| reign = c. 994–1015 CE<br />
| dynasty = [[Chahamanas of Naddula]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Vigrahapala (Chahamana dynasty)|Vigrahapala]]<br />
| successor = [[Ashvapala]]<br />
| father = Vigrahapala<br />
}}<br />
'''Mahindu''' (r. c. 994–1015 CE), also known as '''Mahendra''' or '''Mahindra''', was an Indian king belonging to the [[Chahamanas of Naddula|Naddula Chahamana dynasty]]. He ruled the area around [[Naddula]] (present-day Nadol in [[Rajasthan]]).<br />
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== Reign ==<br />
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Mahindu succeeded his father [[Vigrahapala (Chahamana dynasty)|Vigrahapala]] on the throne of Naddula.{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=123}}<br />
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According to the Bijapur inscription of the [[Branches of Rashtrakuta dynasty|Hastikundi Rashtrakuta]] prince Dhavala, a ruler named Mahendra helped him against Durlabharaja. [[F. Kielhorn]] identified this Mahendra with Mahindu, the king of Naddula. [[D. R. Bhandarkar]] identified Durlabharaja as [[Durlabharaja (Chaulukya dynasty)|Durlabharaja Chaulukya]].{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=240}} However, historian [[Dasharatha Sharma]] points out that Durlabharaja Chaulukya had not ascended the throne when this inscription was issued. Sharma, therefore, identified Durlabharaja as [[Durlabharaja II|Durlabharaja Chahamana]],{{sfn|Dasharatha Sharma|1959|p=124}}<br />
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Dhavala seems to have been a close ally of Mahindu, and helped him against the [[Paramara dynasty|Paramara]] king [[Vakpati Munja|Munja]].{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=241}}<br />
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=== Hemachandra's legend ===<br />
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''Dvyashrya-Kavya'', a legendary text by the Chaulukya court scholar [[Hemachandra]], states that Mahendra-raja organized a ''[[swayamvara]]'' (husband-choosing ceremony) for his sister Durlabha-devi. Besides Durlabharaja, he invited the rulers of [[Anga]], [[Andhra in Indian epic literature|Andhra]], [[Varanasi|Kashi]], [[Kuru Kingdom|Kuru]], [[Mathura]] and [[Ujjayini]] to this ceremony. Durlabha-devi chose Durlabharaja as her husband. Out of jealousy, the other invitees formed a confederacy and attacked his contingent, while he was returning to his capital. Durlabharaja defeated their combined army.{{sfn|Asoke Kumar Majumdar|1956|p=40}} Mahindu's younger daughter Lakshmi-devi married Nagaraja, the younger brother of Durlabharaja.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=241}}<br />
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On basis of this legend, historian R. B. Singh theorizes that the Chahamana-Chaulukya rivalry concluded with a matrimonial alliance.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=240}} He also concludes that Mahindu was a powerful ruler, because of which several distant kings responded to the ''swayamvara'' invitation.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=241}}<br />
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Other historians doubt the historicity of this legend. According to A. K. Majumdar, the king of Naddula was a relatively insignificant ruler, and it is hard to believe that so many major rulers left their kingdoms to attend his ceremony at a time when northern India was under attacks from [[Mahmud of Ghazni]].{{sfn|Asoke Kumar Majumdar|1956|pp=40-41}} Moreover, it is unlikely that Durlabharaja would have been able to defeat a confederacy of all these powerful kings.{{sfn|Krishna Narain Seth|1978|pp=133-134}}{{sfn|Mahesh Singh|1984|p=41}}<br />
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== Successors ==<br />
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Mahindu had two sons: [[Ashvapala]] and [[Anahilla]].{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=241}} He was succeeded by Ashvapala, followed by Ashvapala's son [[Ahila]]. Anahilla succeeded Ahila on the throne of Naddula.{{sfn|R. B. Singh|1964|p=242}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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=== Bibliography ===<br />
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* {{cite book|author=Asoke Kumar Majumdar |title=Chaulukyas of Gujarat |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ffAdAAAAMAAJ |year=1956 |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |oclc=4413150 }}<br />
* {{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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