INDIA ANCIENT -TOMARA (RAJPUT) DYNASTY - KING MAHIPAL (1103-1128) HINDUSHAHI JITAL
Denomination: 1 Jital, Date: 1103-1128 AD, Composition: Copper, Weight: 3.20 Gram, Diameter: 15.00 MM
Ruler: Mahipal Tomar
The king (18th ruler of Delhi of Tomar Dynasty), Raja Mahipal Tomar went little to north and established another town called “Mahipalpur”. This town today is near the Delhi International Airport and is flooded with hotels. The National Highway 8 (Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway) passes through this historic town. He even got back Hansi and Thanesar (then called Sthaneshwar) from Madud, grandson of Md. Ghazni. Mahipal also built a water Bund, walls of which still exist between Vasant Kunj and Mahipalpur in Delhi.
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