Ahila

King of Naddula

Ahila

King of Naddula
Reign| c. 1019–1024 CE
Predecessor| Ashvapala
Successor| Anahilla

Dynasty| Chahamanas of Naddula
Father| Ashvapala

Ahila (r. c. 1019–1024 CE) was an Indian king belonging to the Naddula Chahamana dynasty. He ruled the area around Naddula (present-day Nadol in Rajasthan). He defeated the Chaulukya invader Bhima I.

## Reign

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Ahila was the son of his predecessor Ashvapala.[1] According to the Chahamana records, he defeated the Chaulukya king Bhima I. The Chaulukya records do not mention this defeat.[2] Historian Dasharatha Sharma theorizes that Bhima invaded the Naddula kingdom to expand his territory, but was forced to retreat.[3]

Ahila appears to have died heirless, probably at a young age, as he was succeeded by his paternal uncle Anahilla.[2] The Nadol inscriptions of Alhana and prince Kirtipala omit Ahila's name from the genealogy of the Naddula Chahamana kings, presumably because they were not his descendants.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Dasharatha Sharma 1959, p. 124.
2. ^ a b c R. B. Singh 1964, p. 242.
3. ^ Dasharatha Sharma 1959, p. 125.

### Bibliography

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* Dasharatha Sharma (1959). Early Chauhān Dynasties. S. Chand / Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9780842606189.
* R. B. Singh (1964). History of the Chāhamānas. N. Kishore. OCLC 11038728.

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Chahamanas of Naddula (Chauhans of Nadol)

* Lakshmana
* Shobhita
* Baliraja
* Vigrahapala
* Mahindra
* Ashvapala
* Ahila
* Anahilla
* Balaprasada
* Jendraraja
* Prithvipala
* Jojalladeva
* Asharaja
* Ratnapala
* Rayapala
* Katukaraja
* Alhanadeva
* Kelhanadeva
* Jayatasimha

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