mahipala iii succeeded his brother jayasimha ii in 1430 ce. he was most devoted to religion and entertained all the dwarka and somnath pilgrims at his own charges. he was also a devoted worshipper of "damodar rai" (a name of krishna) and practised much asceticism in order to procure a son. a son was born to him eventually and named mandalika. there is no battle to have happen in his reign as gujarat sultan ahmad shah i had died in 1442 and there was an uncertain condition in the sultanate. "mandalika-mahakavya" mentions that he had defeated sangan, a king of the west (of bet dwarka). he abdicated throne in favour of his son mandalika iii in 1451 ce (vs 1507) and went to forest.