Political History of Northern India

SR No.: 001744
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Gulabchandra Chaudhary
Publisher: Sohanlal Jain Dharm Pracharak Samiti Amrutsar
Publication Year: 1954
Total Pages: 482
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, History, & Culture
File Size: 10 MB

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POLITICAL HISTORY OF N. INDIA FROM JAIN SOURCES
"Having powerfully vanquished in battle even the victorious Abhimanyu valued other princes as lightly as a straw. Since the highly intelligent king, the illustrious Bhoja, has widely celebrated the skill which he showed in his marvellous management of horses and chariots, and in the use of powerful weapons, what sage in the three worlds would be able to describe the qualities of this prince, who put to flight haughty. adversaries by the fear inspired by the mere sight of his umbrella?""
These passages refer to the three important rulers, i.e., Rajyapala, Vidyadhara and Bhoja in connection with the three rulers of the dynasty respectively. The identification of Rajyapala and Vidyadhara with the Gurjara-Pratihära (A.D. 1018) and Candella (A.D. 1019) princes of the same name is generally accepted. It seems that the fame and prestige gained. by Arjuna in destroying Räjyapala, must have laid the foundations of his family's fortune. As he is called 'Bhüpati' he may have carved out a small principality round about the present Dubkund on the river Kunu. This record also denotes that Arjuna was a feudatory of Vidyadhara who is described by Ibnu'l-Athir as the most powerful prince of his time. It appears that the Dubkunda branch first grew into prominence under the great Candella Vidyadhara.
Bhoja of this record is generally identified with the Paramāra king of that name (c. 999-55 A.D.). As we know from the Candella inscription that
श्रीमानर्जुनभूपतिः पतिरपामप्याप तत्तुल्यतां । नो गाम्भीर्यगुणेन निर्जितजंग ( द ) न्वीधनुर्विद्यया ॥ श्री विद्याधर देवकार्यनिरतः श्री राज्यपाल हठात् । कण्ठा स्थिच्छिदने वाण निवर्हत्वा महत्याहवे ।। डिण्डीरावलिचन्द्र मण्डल मिलन्मुक्ताकलापोज्ज्वलैस्त्रैलोक्यं सकलं यशोभिरचलैर्योऽजस्त्रमापूरयत् ॥
Ibid. lines 17-19 सुनुनुगं विजयिनोप्याजी विजित्योर्जितं । जातोऽस्मादभिमन्युरन्यनृपतीनामन्यमानस्तृणम् ॥ यस्याद्भुतवाहवाहन महाशस्त्रप्रयोगादिषु ।
प्रावीण्यं प्रविकत्थितं प्रथुमति श्रीभोजपृथ्वीभुजा ॥ च्छत्रालोकनमात्र जातभयतो दृप्तारिभङ्गप्रद
स्यास्य स्याद्गुणवर्णने त्रिभुवने को लब्धवर्णः प्रभुः ॥
3 [ Contd.]
2 See supra pp. 45 and 66. Chap. on the Gurjara Pratihāras and Candellas.
• श्री विद्याधर देवकार्यनिरतः ।
* DHNI., I, p. 593: II, pp. 677-78.