Mahalakadeva
Mahalakadeva | |
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Maharajadhiraja | |
King of Malwa | |
Reign | late 13th century – 24 November 1305 |
Predecessor | Bhoja II |
Successor | Position abolished |
Pradhan | Goga Deva |
Died | 24 November 1305 Mandu, Malwa (Present day Mandu, Madhya Pradesh,India) |
Issue | One son killed in battle [1] |
Dynasty | Paramara |
Father | Possibly Jayavarman II |
Religion | Hinduism |
Mahālakadeva (died 1305 CE), also known as Mahlak Deo or Mahlak Deva, was a king of the Paramara dynasty in central India. The last known ruler of the dynasty, he was defeated and killed by the forces of Alauddin Khalji of Delhi.
Political status
Mahalakadeva was the successor of Bhoja II. Gogadeva, also known as Haranand or simply Goga, was his powerful pradhan (prime minister). Goga was also the prime minister of Bhoja II's predecessor Arjuna II, and had turned against the king. The 16th century historian Firishta describes Goga as the "Raja of Malwa". According to historian Pratipal Bhatia, Goga might have become the de facto administrator of Malwa, with Bhoja II as a titular ruler.[2]
Defeat against Alauddin Khalji
In 1305, the Muslim
Ayn al-Mulk Multani, the newly appointed Governor of Malwa, was sent to expel Mahalakadeva from Mandu and cleanse that place from "the odour of infidelity". With help of a spy, Multani's forces found a way to enter the fort secretly. Mahalakadeva was killed while attempting to flee, on 24 November 1305.[4][5] The Jain writer Kakka Suri, in his Nabhi-nandana-jinoddhara-prabandha (1336), describes the end of Mahalakadeva as follows: "Besieged by him [Alauddin] in his own fort, the ruler of Mālwā passed there many days, living like a captive, and then died bereft of heroism."[6]
It is not known when exactly did the Delhi forces completed their conquest of Malwa. A 1310 CE
References
- OCLC 31870180.
- ^ Pratipal Bhatia 1970, p. 160.
- ^ Peter Jackson 2003, p. 198.
- ^ a b Henry Miers Elliot 1871, p. 76.
- ^ V. S. Krishnan 1994, p. 33.
- ^ Dasharatha Sharma 1956, p. 96.
- ^ Peter Jackson 2003, p. 199.
Bibliography
- Dasharatha Sharma (1956). "New Light on Alauddin Khalji's Achievements". The Indian Historical Quarterly. 32 (1). Ramanand Vidya Bhawan.
- Henry Miers Elliot (1871). The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians: The Muhammadan Period. Trübner and Company. p. 76.
- Peter Jackson (2003). The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-54329-3.
- Pratipal Bhatia (1970). The Paramāras, c. 800-1305 A.D. Munshiram Manoharlal.
- V. S. Krishnan (1994). Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Ratlam. Government Central Press.