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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CHAPTER X
DYNASTIES OF SAURĀSTRA (Continued) III. THE VAGHELA BRANCH OF THE CAULUKYAS
We have copious material for this branch in our Jain sources. The Jains have overlooked the long reign of Bhima II in favour of this branch. The reason for this may be attributed to the fact that in them they had found better patrons of their religion, literature and society.
Early History: The early history of the Vaghela branch starts from a certain Dhavala who was the husband of Kumārapāla's mother's sister and belonged to the Caulukya clan. From them was born a son named Arņorāja who was popularly known as Āņaka also. According to Sukrta-sajikistana, Kumārapāla, pleased with his services, made him his feudatory lord and gave him the town of Bhīmapallī (about ten miles S.W. of Anahilapura) to rule. The Sukrta-kirti-kallolini also supports this statement. The same authority refers to the fact that Arņārāja killed the chiefs of Medapāta and Candrāvatīpura. The Prabandha-cintamani records the name of the village given to Arnorāja as Vyāghrapallī whence his descendants received the epithet of the Vaghelas. It appears from the Jain chronicles that Ānaka enjoyed a long vassalage of the Caulukyas from Kumārapāla to Bhima (II). The Vasanta-vilāsa states that Bhīma II was unable to control his kingdom on account of his weakness and his mazdalikas (feudatories) began to rule over the country. Armorāja, sticking to the king's side, annihilated them and protected the kingdom. This Armorāja or Āņaka is quite different from Armorāja or Anna, the ruler of Sākambhari. His son was Lavaņa
1 SJGM., I, p. 94: 371717H ATTE: 1
SS. Canto III, V. 15: 145FFFATTITA: sfregatas: geg u t THEY=: 1 2 SS., Canto III, V. 18: Agret fatiza HAAT DAERA:
__ अकारि कारणं श्रीणां भीमवल्लीपुरप्रभुः॥ 3 GOS., X, p. 78, V. 74. • Ibid., V. 75: TRGUSZTHA HET rataatgraat etc. 5 SJGM., I, p. 98: 999812 A G: 1 6 Canto III, Vs. 37-38: i plagiats a ferrara HUEFT:
ररक्ष तामक्षतवृत्तमर्णोराजश्चुलुक्यो धवलांगजन्मा ॥