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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THE DYNASTIES OF SAURASTRA
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mention the two invasions on Gujarāta made by the Mālava kings of that time. The Prabandha-cintamani states:
"While he (Bhīma) was reigning, the king of Mālava named Soháda advanced to the border of Gujarāta, with intention of devastating that country, but the minister of Bhimadeva went to meet him and addressed this couplet to him : ** Thy blaze of might, O sun of kings,
gleams in the eastern quarter, But it will be extinguished, when thou shalt
descend into the western region." When Sohada heard this disagreeable utterance of the minister he turned back again '.1
It seems from the narration that in this invasion Subhatavarman could not fulfil his desire of subduing Gujarāta and "subsequently his son named the glorious Arjunadeva, quite defeated the realm of Gujarāta' as mentioned by the same authority.
Let us now decide when the series of these invasions took place. Although we have no direct information of the first war, still we may conjecture that the invasion would have occurred some years before V.E. 1267 (c. 1210 A.D.) which is the early known date of the accession of Arjunavarma from his copper plates. As regards the second invasion we have the Pārijātaman jari of Madana, the preceptor of Arjunavarma himself. It is a drama which deals with the love-affairs of Arjunavarma with Pārijātamañjarī or Vijayaśrī, the daughter of Gurjara king Jayasimha, who fell into Arjuna's hands after her father's defeat. There Jayasimha is referred to as Caulukyamahi-mahendra. According to historians this Jayasimha is most probably identical with the king of the same name who temporarily had usurped the throne of Bhīma (II). From the narrative of the Parijatamañjari it appears that Jayasimha might properly have been installed as the king of Gujarāta by the year 1210 A.D. and he was on the throne of Anahilapātana upto V.E 1280 (A.D. 1223) for the Kādi grants of his reign, dated V.E. 1280 (c. 1223 A.D.) have peen discovered. This war wirh Arjunavarma must have happened before V.E. 1275 (A.D. 1218 ) which is the earliest date of
SJGM., I, p. 97: HET TSA TEU galut tarSah Atoaufa hafa Hall Atlama: .... gia faggyufá afstat.Of agai
ibid.: T Q Tigerot AtHGCTAT TERORISTIRI
See supra pp. 115-116, Chapter on Paramāra of Mālava; see also JASB., V, p. 378.
IA. VI, p. 196; GHI., Pt. II, No. 165.