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ed by the bards who speak at great length about Jayasimha's undesirable relations to Jasama. and other women.
In Jayasimha's reign, "peace, safety, tranquillity and good government" of Gujarat were in danger for some time; in Kumarapala's reign,. on the other hand, no invader dared knock at the gates of Gujarat. Jayasimha, moreover, was engaged in wars and conquests for the major part of his reign. His great victory over the King of Malwa, was won in V. S. 1192-3, only a few years before his death. He must have, therefore, found very little time for reforms. Most of the conquests of Kumarapala, on the other hand, were over before V. S. 1208, and he had considerable time at his disposal to think of the welfare of his people. By enforcing prohibition, he improved the condition of the middle classes and labourers. By forbidding injury to living creatures, he encouraged agriculture and lowered the cost of living. By declaring gambling and adultry illegal, he raised the tone of public morals. The king won the blessings of weeping widows and his other subjects by giving up the practice of confiscating the property of 8 person dying
without an heir.
Kumarapala's character was spotless. MeruShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
