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Historical evaluation
waḍpaṭṭaṇa where the statue of Pärśvanatha was made of emeralds1. He made another caitya at Devapaṭṭana2. This construction is supported by Someśvara3.
The king of Konkana had no good relations with Kumārapāla. This is indicated in the Kumarapalacarita1. The warriors of Kumarapala waged a fierce war against Konkana and then killed the king5. Kumārapāla was not present in this fight. Prabhavakacārya gives his name as Mallikarjuna. The same account is given by Merutunga". That Ambaḍa killed Konkaṇādhipa, is mentioned by the Kumarapalacaritra3.
The king of Jangala also won by the army of Kumārapāla. He won Turuskas, Dilli or Dhilli and the king of Kāśī9 The winning of the Jangala king is supported by Someśvara1o. Kumārapāla is mentioned winning over a Dākṣiņa11.
3. Omissions and Their probable Causes
Usually Hemacandra avoids the stuggleful early life of a king. If a Chaulukya king is invaded by another king and he faced
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a defeat, it is omitted by Hemacandra. The unethical actions of a Caulukya are not described. A Caulukya invading another
1. DV. XX. 98.
2. ibid. XX.99.
3. Someśvara, Kirtikaumudi, II. 50.
4. Kumārapālacarita, VI. 41.
5. ibid. VI.42-75.
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6. Prabhavakacarita, p. 207.
7. Prabandhacintamani, p. 80.
8. (a) Kumarapalacaritra, p. 169.
(b) Puratanaprabandhasangraha, pp. 34-40.
9. Kumārapālacarita, VI. 96.
10. Someśvara, Kirtikaumudi, II. 46, p. 13. 11, ibid. II.49,
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