Navaghana Explained

Navaghana
Ra of Saurashtra
Reign1:	1306 - 1308 CE
Era Name:	Vikram Samvat
Era Dates:	1362 - 1364
Predecessor1:	Mandalika I
Successor1:	Mahipala I
Dynasty:	Chudasama dynasty
Father:	Mandalika I
Religion:	Hinduism

Navaghana was a Chudasama king of Saurashtra region of western India who reigned from 1306 CE to 1308 CE (VS 1362 to VS 1364). His capital was at Junagadh.

Reign

Navaghana was middle aged when he succeeded his father Mandalika I. He is mentioned in the genealogy in inscriptions at Neminath Temple (or 1454 CE) on Girnar where he is praised as a mighty warrior. This inscription describes the Chudasamas as being of Yadava origin.^{[1] [2]} During his short reign of two years, he had installed Shivalinga in the Somanatha temple which was destroyed during reign of his father. He probably died in a local conflict with Muslims in 1308 CE. He was succeeded by his younger brother (although the Girnar inscription says his "son"), Mahipala I.

Notes and References

1. Book: Political and Cultural History of Gujarat: Sultanate Era . 1977 . Parikh . Rasiklal Chhotalal . Rasiklal Parikh . ગુજરાતનો રાજકીય અને સાંસ્કૃતિક ઇતિહાસ: સલ્તનત કાલ. Bholabhai Jeshingbhai Institute of Learning and Research. Research Series – Book No. 71 . V . . 157 . Shastri. Hariprasad Gangashankar . Hariprasad Shastri . gu.
2. Book: Diskalkar, D. B. . New Indian Antiquary . June 1940 . https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.54106/page/n89/mode/2up?view=theater . 2 . Inscriptions of Kathiawad . No. 77: Girnar . After Navaghapa, Mahīpāla I is said in the inscription to have come to the throne. He was in fact the younger brother of Navaghana and not the son as is wrongly stated in the inscription. . 116–119 . 117.