Madanapala (Gahadavala dynasty)

Madanapala
Parama-bhattaraka Maharajadhiraja Parameshvara Parama-Maheshvara
Gahadavala king
Reignc. 1104–1113 CE
PredecessorChandradeva
SuccessorGovindachandra
SpouseRalhadevi, Prithvishrika
IssueGovindachandra
DynastyGahadavala
FatherChandradeva

Madana-pala (IAST: Madanapāla, r. c. 1104–1113 CE), also known as Madana-chandra, was an Indian king from the Gahadavala dynasty. He ruled the Antarvedi country in present-day Uttar Pradesh, including Kanyakubja and Varanasi.

Madanapala's son Govindachandra played an active role in his administration, and repulsed the Ghaznavid and Pala invasions.

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