Navaghana was a Chudasama Rajput king of

Saurashtra Saurashtra, Sourashtra, or variants may refer to: ** Kathiawar, also called Saurashtra Peninsula, a peninsula in western India ** Saurashtra (state), alias United State of Kathiawar, a former Indian state, merged into Bombay State and since its d ...

region of western India who reigned from 1306 CE to 1308 CE ( VS 1362 to VS 1364). His capital was at

Junagadh Junagadh () is the city and headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state. It i ...

Reign

Navaghana was middle aged when he succeeded his father

Mandalika I Mandalika I was a Chudasama King of Saurashtra region of western India who reigned from 1294 CE to 1306 CE ( VS 1350 to VS 1362). His capital was at Junagadh. Reign The inscription found at Hatasni (VS 1386/1329 CE, now at Bhavnagar Museum) me ...

. He is mentioned in the genealogy in inscriptions at Neminath Temple ( or 1454 CE) on

Girnar Girnar is an ancient hill in Junagadh, Gujarat, India. It is one of the holiest pilgrimages of Jains, where the 22nd Tirthankara, Tirthaṅkar, Lord Neminath attained omniscience, and later nirvana at its highest peak (''Neminath Shikhar''), ...

where he is praised as a mighty warrior. This inscription describes the Chudasamas as being of

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origin. During his short reign of two years, he had installed

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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 Mahipala I (913–944) ascended the throne of Pratihara Empire after his half brother Bhoja II. He was a son of Queen Mahidevi. Mahipala I was also known by the names: ''Ksitipala'', ''Vinayakapala'', ''Herambapala'' and ''Uttarapatha Swami'' ...

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{{Chudasama dynasty Chudasama dynasty 14th-century Indian monarchs