Kirti-pala (IAST: Kīrtipāla, r. c. 1160-1182 CE), also known as Kitu in vernacular legends, was an Indian king belonging to the Chahamana dynasty of Javalipura (modern Jalore).
He ruled parts of southern Rajasthan as a feudatory of the Chaulukyas, and participated in their successful battle against Muhammad of Ghor in 1178 CE.
According to the 17th century chronicle Nainsi ri Khyat, the pradhana (prime minister) of the local Paramara ruler was a Dahiya Rajput.
The Sundha Hill inscription boasts that Kirtipala routed the Turushka (Turkic) army at Kasahrada (modern Kyara in Sirohi district).
Later, Samantasimha's younger brother Kumarasimha gained his ancestral throne by appeasing the Chaulukya king,[7] who was probably Mularaja II or his predecessor Ajayapala.
[10] Earlier, in 1152 CE, Kirtipala's father Alhana had obtained control of Kiratakupa as a feudatory of the Chaulukya king Kumarapala.