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Jayapala was a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty from 964 to 1001. He ruled over the area which stretched from Laghman in the west, to Kashmir in the east and from Sirhind to Multan. He was the son of Hutpal and the father of Anandapala. Epithets from the Bari Kot inscriptions record his full title as "Parama Bhattaraka Maharajadhiraja Sri Jayapaladeva".

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Royalty.name
Jayapala
Royalty.title
Maharajadhiraja
Royalty.image
Mahmud of Ghazni first success.jpg
Royalty.caption
Disaster of Jayapala Army against Mahmud of Ghazni, due to a snowstorm.
Royalty.succession
Maharaja of the Hindu Shahis
Royalty.reign
964 – 27 November 1001
Royalty.successor
Anandapala
Royalty.predecessor
Hutpal
Royalty.birth_date
Unknown
Royalty.death_date
March/April 1002
Royalty.regnal name
Parama Bhattaraka Maharajadhiraja Sri Jayapaladeva
Royalty.father
Bhimadeva
Royalty.dynasty
Hindu Shahi
Royalty.religion
Hinduism
Military person.embed
yes
Military person.battles
Ghaznavid-Hindu Shahi wars Laghman (988) Laghman (991) Peshawar (1001)

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Mahmud of Ghazni first success.jpg
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date of birth
0964-01-01
date of death
1001-11-27
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Jayapala was a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty from 964 to 1001. He ruled over the area which stretched from Laghman in the west, to Kashmir in the east and from Sirhind to Multan. He was the son of Hutpal and the father of Anandapala. Epithets from the Bari Kot inscriptions record his full title as "Parama Bhattaraka Maharajadhiraja Sri Jayapaladeva".

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