Raja Jayapala

E515465

Hindu Shahi ruler historical figure king

Raja Jayapala was a Hindu Shahi king of the Kabul and Gandhara region in the late 10th century, known for his resistance against the early invasions of Mahmud of Ghazni into the Indian subcontinent.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Jayapala	2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu Shahi ruler ⓘ historical figure ⓘ king ⓘ
associatedPlace	Gandhara region NERFINISHED ⓘ Indus frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabul valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
battle	conflicts with Sabuktigin of Ghazni NERFINISHED ⓘ early campaigns against Mahmud of Ghazni ⓘ
capital	Udabhanda (modern Hund in present-day Pakistan) NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronologicalRelation	contemporary of Sabuktigin ⓘ contemporary of early reign of Mahmud of Ghazni ⓘ
conflictType	Hindu Shahi–Ghaznavid wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Hindu Shahi kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalContext	early medieval northwestern India ⓘ
deathCause	self-immolation after defeat by Mahmud of Ghazni ⓘ
deathPlace	near the Indus region (exact location uncertain) ⓘ
dynasty	Hindu Shahi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	late 10th century ⓘ
ethnoCulturalIdentity	associated with the Shahi ruling elite of Kabul and Gandhara ⓘ
floruit	c. 964–1001 CE ⓘ
governanceType	monarchy ⓘ
historicalSource	mentioned in Persian chronicles such as those of al-Utbi ⓘ referenced in later Indo-Persian histories of the Ghaznavids ⓘ
knownFor	conflict with the Ghaznavids ⓘ resistance against early invasions of Mahmud of Ghazni ⓘ
legacy	remembered as an early defender against Ghaznavid expansion into India ⓘ
militaryRole	led armies personally in campaigns against Ghaznavids ⓘ
notableEvent	concluded treaties with Ghaznavids after military setbacks ⓘ defeat by Mahmud of Ghazni near Peshawar ⓘ
opponent	Mahmud of Ghazni NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabuktigin NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalRole	frontier ruler between Indian polities and Islamic Central Asian powers ⓘ
positionHeld	King of the Hindu Shahi dynasty ⓘ
predecessor	Raja Anandapala’s father’s predecessor is sometimes identified as Bhimadeva or other Shahi rulers (attribution varies in sources) NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionRuled	Gandhara NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabul NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence	Indus valley region NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicImportance	ruled a buffer kingdom between Central Asia and the Indian plains ⓘ
successor	Anandapala NERFINISHED ⓘ
territorialLoss	lost parts of Gandhara to the Ghaznavids ⓘ lost parts of Kabul region to the Ghaznavids ⓘ
title	Raja NERFINISHED ⓘ Shahi NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mahmud of Ghazni → campaignsAgainst → Raja Jayapala ⓘ

Hindu Shahi dynasty → notableRuler → Raja Jayapala ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jayapala

Sabuktigin → opponent → Raja Jayapala ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jayapala