The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c20.22.3

v1.c20.22.3

Again, it is clear from the assistance he gave to the Kīra prince that Herambapāla was also most probably a king. It is of course not absolutely impossible that these two princes were separate from the Gurjara princes bearing the same names; but it is improbable that there should be two sets of princes in the same period both in close association with the Candellas and both bearing the same names. If the fact that the dates of Mahīpāla and Vināyakapāla do not overlap be urged against their identification, the same argument may also be applied against the identification of Kṣitipāla and Mahīpāla, for so far there is nothing in their dates derived from their own inscriptions or those calculated from the records of their successors or predecessors to suggest any overlapping. It is possible to suppose for instance that Kṣitipāla like Bhoja II, may have had a brief reign between Mahendrapāla and Mahīpāla or Mahīpāla and Vināyakapāla; or to assume that Kṣitipāla, as the eldest son, first reigned for a brief period and was then ousted by Mahīpāla and the latter by Bhoja, who was in his turn peacefully succeeded by Vināyakapāla.