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the north ) as far as the kingdom of the Turushkas, that of Indra ( the East ) as far as the Ganges, that of yama. ( South ) as far as Vindhya, and the west as far as the Ocean. " (XII, v. 52).
This statement of Hemasūri, Kumārapāla's contemporary, is substantially justified. Kumārapāla's victory over the Sapädalak ha desa added the territories of the Chobana King to his Empire. The defeat of Mallikarjuna gave him Thana and Colaba Districts over which the Siihara King held sway. He had inherited Gujarata, Cutch, Kathiawada, Malwa and Mewad fron Siddharāja, bis predecssor.
The Sodhadi vav inscription of this reign gives us valuable information about the custom duties. At the custom house of Māngrol, duties were levied on carts full of corn, donkeys loaded with goods and camels loaded with betel leaves. Owners of fields had at times to pay certain duties. These were payable in cash. At times, duties were payable in kind.106 • Kumarapāla was poisoned by his nephew Ajayapāla and died in S. 1229 ( A. D. 117–3 ). He was the greatest of all the Solanki kings
106. Bhuvanagara Inscriptions, p. 158. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
