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[[File:Krishna as Envoy.jpg|thumb|Ahir<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=voLXAAAAMAAJ&q=abhira+krishna|title=Jainism: Art, Architecture, Literature & Philosophy|last1=Rangarajan|first1=Haripriya|last2=Kamalakar|first2=G.|last3=Reddy|first3=A. K. V. S.|date=2001|publisher=Sharada Publishing House|isbn=978-81-85616-77-3|language=en}}</ref> god Krishna as envoy to the Kaurava court before Kurukshetra war. Yadava Satyaki takes out his sword when the Kauravas, raise their (contracted; show full)78-3-515-04349-6|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Josephson |first=Richard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IuscAAAAMAAJ&q=gopala+mahisapala+profession |title=Nepal Mandala |date=1988 |publisher=R. Josephson |language=en}}</ref> Amarakosha gives Abhira as synonym for Gopa.<ref>Enthoven, R.E. (1990). [https://books.google.co.in/books?redir_esc=y&id=FoT6gPrbTp8C&q=Amarakosha#v=snippet&q=Amarakosha&f=false The Tribes and Castes of Bombay].</ref>
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===Mahisapala Dynasty===
The Mahisapala Dynasty was a dynasty established by Kshatriya Abhira people that ruled the [[Kathmandu Valley]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Vaidya|first=Tulasī Rāma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ofU6AAAAMAAJ&q=mahispal|title=Crime and Punishment in Nepal: A Historical Perspective|date=1985|publisher=Bini Vaidya and Purna Devi Manandhar|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Regmi|first1=D. R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4cEBAAAAMAAJ&q=mahisapala|title=Ancient Nepal|last2=Studies|first2=Nepal Institute of Asian|date=1969|publisher=Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Shaha|first=Rishikesh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kmwwAQAAIAAJ|title=An Introduction to Nepal|date=2001|publisher=Ratna Pustak Bhandar|pages=39|language=en}}</ref> They were also known as Mahispalbanshi.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ḍhakāla|first=Bāburāma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YoENAQAAMAAJ&q=mahispal|title=Empire of Corruption|date=2005|publisher=Babu Ram Dhakal|isbn=978-99946-33-91-3|language=en}}</ref> They took control of Nepal after replacing the [[Gopala Dynasty|Gopala dynasty]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=G. P.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4ff2gk27p9oC&dq=abhira&pg=PA391|title=Researches Into the History and Civilization of the Kirātas|date=2008|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=978-81-212-0281-7|language=en}}</ref> The Gopalas and the Mahisapalas were together known as Abhiras.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wIg5AAAAIAAJ&q=abhiras |title=Nepalese Culture : Annual Journal of NeHCA |date=1985 |publisher=Nepalese History, Culture and Archaeology Instruction Committee, Kirtipur Campus, T.U. |language=en}}</ref> Three kings of Mahisapala dynasty ruled the valley before they were overthrown by the [[Kirata Kingdom|Kirata dynasty]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Khatri|first=Tek Bahadur|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u1K3Hzk2HNkC&q=mahispal+dynasty|title=The Postage Stamps of Nepal|date=1973|publisher=Sharada Kumari K.C.|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Khatri|first=Shiva Ram|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YIPeAAAAMAAJ&q=mahispal|title=Nepal Army Chiefs: Short Biographical Sketches|date=1999|publisher=Sira Khatri|language=en}}</ref>

==Pashupatinath Temple==
[[File:Pashupatinath Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site.jpg|thumb|Pashupatinath Temple]]

The Kings of Gopala Dynasty are credited with the Temple restoration of Vedic Deity Pashupatinath on the Pashupatinath volcanic mound in Nepal, which became the location of the Pashupatinath Temple.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ḍhakāla|first=Bāburāma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YoENAQAAMAAJ&q=gopal+dynasty|title=Empire of Corruption|date=2005|publisher=Babu Ram Dhakal|isbn=978-99946-33-91-3|language=en}}</ref>

The Kings of Gopala Dynasty were devotees of Lord Shiva.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bhattarai|first=Muralidhar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RnFDAAAAYAAJ&q=gopal+dynasty|title=Lectures on Nepal-culture|date=1960|publisher=World Friendship Association] Vikram 2017|language=en}}</ref>

==List of Rulers==
The 8 rulers of the Gopala dynasty<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4jZuAAAAMAAJ&q=bhuktaman+gupta |title=Kingdom of Nepal |date=1999 |publisher=Ministry of Information & Communication, Department of Information |language=en}}</ref> include : 

*Bhuktamangupta
*Jayagupta
*Paramagupta
*Harshagupta
*Bhimagupta
*Manigupta
*Vishnugupta
*Yakchhyagupta

==Related pages==
*[[Yadav]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Hinduism]]