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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kumarapala canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| 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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