Kumarapala

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Kumarapala was a 12th-century Chaulukya (Solanki) king of Gujarat known for his patronage of Jainism and extensive temple-building activities.

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Kumarapala canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chaulukya king
Hindu-turned-Jain ruler
Indian monarch
historical person
advisor Hemachandra
associatedReligion Svetambara
surface form: Svetambara Jainism
built numerous Jain temples in Gujarat
temples at Girnar (ascribed in tradition)
temples at Shatrunjaya (ascribed in tradition)
capital Anahilapataka
Patan district
surface form: Patan
conflictWith Paramara dynasty
surface form: Paramara dynasty (Malwa)
country India
deathPlace Patan district
surface form: Patan (traditional attribution)
dynasty Chaulukya dynasty
Solanki dynasty
era 12th century CE
expandedTerritoryTo parts of Malwa
parts of Rajasthan
father Tribhuvanapala
floruit mid-12th century CE
house Chaulukya dynasty
surface form: Chaulukya
implementedPolicy restrictions on animal slaughter (according to Jain sources)
kingdom Gujarat
knownFor banning animal slaughter on certain days (per Jain tradition)
extensive temple-building activities
patronage of Jainism
promotion of non-violence (ahimsa) in his kingdom
support of Jain scholars
patronage construction and renovation of temples
patronOf Hemachandra
Jain monks
Jain scholars
predecessor Jayasimha Siddharaja
promoted Jain learning and literature
region Gujarat
Western India
reignEnd c. 1172 CE
reignStart c. 1143 CE
relative Jayasimha Siddharaja
religion Jainism
Shaivism (earlier life, according to some sources)
sourceMention Hemachandra’s writings
Kumarapala-Charita
Prabandha-Chintamani
successor Ajayapala
supportedScholar Hemachandra
surface form: Acharya Hemachandra
title Maharajadhiraja

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