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know much about this Mahadeva. He was probably the son of Dādāka, a Prime Minister of Siddharāja, and the governor of Ujjain in V. S. 1195. He does not seem to have held the post of the Prime Minister from V. S. 1209 to V. S. 1216, because the Nadola Copperplates inform us that Vágbhat was the Prime Minister in V. S. 1213. Mahadeva seems to have fallen from power after Kumārapāla's formal conversion to Jainism in V. S. 1216, because Yasodhavala was the prime minister between V. S. 1218 and 12207 Kumārasimha, about whom more has been said above, was the Prime minister in V. S. 1225 and Vadhuyana in V. S. 1227." The Prasasti to the Mallināthacharita informs us that Prithvipāla was a Prime Minister of Kumārapala." This Prithvipāla repaired Vimalashah’s temple on Mt. Abu.73 The names of Kapardi and Aliga are also recorded in the • prabandhas'
In V. S. 1202, Sahajiga was the dandanāyaka of Saurastra; in V. S. 1207, Sajjan was the
70. Desai, Jain Sahityano Itihasa, p. 279; I. A., XVIII, p. 343. 71. Jesalmor Catalogue, p. 17, p. 39. 72. Apabhramsa Kavyatrayi, P. 79. 73. Prachina Jaina Lekha Sangraha, No. 157 74. Rovised List of
Antiquarian Romains in the Bombay Presidonoy. p. 246. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
