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CHRONOLOGY OF GUJARAT
reign of Dhruvasena II, who fled for refuge to Dadda IV of Bharukaccha, from whence he submitted to Harşa and married his grand-daughter.
He is the hero of Bana's Śri Harṣacarita, and was himself a poet and the reputed author of several poems. Hiuen Tsang visited his court, and was present at the religious convocation held by him at Prayaga (C.A.D. 643). The pilgrim represents him as an ardent Buddhist; but Harsa, in his Madhuvan grant, calls himself a Saiva.
Câlukya inscriptions record Harsa's defeat at the hands of Pulakesin II, when striving to extend his dominion beyond the Narmadă.
Pulakesin II, Satyäśraya, Śri Prithvivallabha, Early Calukya, succeeded his uncle Mangalisa till about 642 A.D. After repulsing Appäyika and Govinda, perhaps of the Râşṭraküța race, Pulakesin subdued the Kadambas, and reduced their capital Banavāsi. He himself attacked and reduced the city of Puri, conquered the kings of Lața, Malava and Gurjara, and repelled Harṣavardhana. He then took the title of Parameśvara.
Kosala and Kalinga submitted to him, and later, he attacked and beseiged Mahendravarman I, the Pallava king in his capital Kañcipuram, and, crossing the Kaveri invaded the country of the Colas, Pandyas and Keralas. These victories were gained, according to the Haidarabad grant of S. 535, before 612 A.D.; probably about 608-9.
Towards the close of his reign, Pulakesin suffered reverses at the hands of the Pallavas under Narasimhavarmā I.-(IA, vi, 72; Bom. Gaz. I, 349).
Buddharaja's power was uprooted by the Calukya King Mangalaraja(Nerur Plates of Mangalaraja, IA, VII, 161; Mahekut Pillar Inscription of Mangaleka; IA; XIX 7).
From the victorious camp at Bhadreśvara, the Gate of Valabhi, Maitraka King Siladitya I in the Valabhi year 290, Bhadrapada bahula 7, (609 A.D.), issued a grant of village Amadasaputra near Vațadraha in Ghasaraka Pathaka, to the Bhikṣuni-vihara' erected by Yakṣaśūra at Valabhi. The Dutaka of the royal edict was Kharagraha. The grant was composed by Divirapati Vatrabhatti (Valad Plates, JUB, III, 1, 82).
A grant of land was issued by Maitraka king Siläditya I, Dharmaditya, in the (Valabhi) year 290, Bhadrapada ba. 8 (609 A.D.). It was dedicated to the temple (devakula) of Mahadeva (Šiva) erected by Harinatha and situated in the locality of Balavarmanaka-Vaṭapadra. The Dütaka was Kharagraha. The grant was composed by Vatrabhatți.-( Dhank Plates; IA, IX, 237 ff.)
This is the only known Maitraka grant issued to a Siva temple, though almost all the Maitraha kings professed Saivism.
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