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dandanayaka of Chitoda.75 We do not know who this Sajjana was. He was probably the dandanayaka of Saurastra in the time of Siddharāja and built the stone temple on Giranāra. In V. S. 1210, 1213 and 1216, Vaijaladeva was the dandanayaka of Nádola 76 In V. S. 1222, Āmbaka, son of Rāniga, was the dandanāyaka of Saurastra.??
Among the samants of Kunārapāla, there were Vapanadeva of Godhra, Paramāra Someśvara of Kiradu, Albañadeva of Nadola and many others.78 They were required to serve their overlord personally and many a time lived at Anabilapataka We have already seen how Dbārāvarsha of Chandravati accompanied Āmrabhata, in his expedition against Mallikarjuna and Albanadeva went against the rebel chiefs of Saurastra If they incurred the displeasure of their overlord, they were deposed.
Like his predecessor Siddharā ja, Kumārapala was a great patron of learning and the learned. The most learned man of this age
75. Epig. Ind., II, p. 422 76. Praehina Jaina Lekha Sangraha, No. 326; Gujaratano Madhyakalina Rajput Itihas, II, p. 320. 77. Prachina Jaina Lekha Sangraha, Nos. 50-51. 78. Gujaratano Madhyakalin Itihasa, II,
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