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Introduction
CLXXXIII
Simha Samvat 32. No doubt, this Şri Simha Samvat prevalent in Saurāshtra refers to the era inaugerated by Jayasimha to commemcrate some important event. We know of no other important event other than defeating the powerful king of Junagadha. If Simha era was intended to commemorate this event we can say that Khengara must have been defeated in the year V. S. 1170 = A. D. 1114.
Two other political events of Jayasimha's reign may be mentioned here : one of them is his march against Madanavarman of Mahobaka (in Bundelkhand ). According to the K. K. the lord of Mahobaka under the pretext of hospitality gave him fine ( 11.3). The P. P.S. and the Prabandharatnakosa also narrate this episode. But from an inscription found at Kalinjara we learn that Madanavarman defeated the king of Gujarata. It appears that the whole episode ended in a friendly alliance. *
From an inscription found at Talavada, we learn that Jayasimha defeated one Paramardi.
Pt. Oza identifies him with Paramardi of Kalyāna in the south who was known as Vikramāditya VI. +
Thus we find that by the year V. S. 1196 = A. D. 1140 Jayasimha's conquests were almost complete. Not only did Jayasimha consolidate the dominion which he inherited from his father, but he added Mālava which at that time included Mevāda as a part of its dominion. His was truly an empire in the proper sense of the word. For, in addition to Gujarata and
* N. P. P. Vol. IV p. 286 Pt. Oza's article on Jayasimha. + Ibid p. 286.
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