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
which Karya was defeated by the assistance of Vigraharāja (Visaladeva) III, the successor of Dūsala.1
Vigrakarāja III: His successor was Visaladeva, who is called Vigraharāja III in the Pythviräja-vijaya2 and Visvala in the Hammiramahākāvya. The present inscription gives Räjadevi as the name of his queen. According to the Hammira-mahākāvya he killed Sihāb-ud-din and liberated the authority of Mālava king troubled by the Mlecchas." The Prabandha-kośa depicts him as a lustful prince who outraged the modesty of a chaste Brāhmaṇa woman. She cursed him and he died with several sores in the body.
Prthviraja 1: His successor was his son Ppthvirāja I who is also called Brhat (Great) Prthvīrāja in the Prabandha-kośa.' His queen's name is given as Rāsalladevi in our inscription. The Prabandha-kośa states that he was the breaker of arms of the Sultan Vagulīshāh. The only one inscription of his reign dated V.E. 1162 (c. 1105 A.D.) has been found in Revāsā, Jaipur division.'
A jayadeva: Pșthvirāja was succeeded by his son Ajayarāja who is also called Ajayadeva'' in the Bijolia inscription, Sālhaņa in the Pythvīrājavijaya and Alhana in the Hammīra-mahākāvya and Prabandha-kośa.11 His queen's name is recorded as Somalladevi. Our Jain record from Bijolia states that he killed three heroes, viz., Cāciga, Sindhula and Yaśorāja.'2 These heroes have been associated by the learned editor of this inscription
1 Canto V, Vs. 76-78: ARIE T : 1
जिगाय गूर्जरं कर्ण तमश्वं प्राप्य मालवः ।। See also infra, on the Caulukya of Gujarata. 2 Ibid. 3 Canto II, V. 33. 4 Bijolia Inscription, V. 14: aglatt acist dazat: itaatit: 1 5 Canto II, V. 37. 6 SJGM., VI. p. 133: Fitq; HETATI atquni fa .... 7 Ibid., p. 133: 22 qacacat 5:1 8 Ibid., HEETTITAE 9 ASI., Wc., 1906-10, P. 52. 10 EI., XXVI, p. 93, V. 14: TCHETSATT AT: agla: 1 11 PV., Canto V. 83: HK., Canto II, V. 41; SJGM., VI. p. 133. 12 V. 15: EL RETTET
क्षिप्रं दूर कृतान्तवक्रकुहरे श्रीमार्गदुर्दान्वितम् ॥