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sons.--( gth April Cedi Sam. 394, Vaišākha, = 643 A.D.)-(Kairă copper-plate : IA., vii, 241 ff; IA, ix, 1233 ; EI, iii, 2).
Maitraka king Dhruvasena II was succeeded by his son Dharasena IV, who assumed the Imperial titles Paramabhattāraka, Mahārājādhirāja, Parameśvara and Cakravartin. He seems to be the son of the daughter of Harsa who may probably be identified with his ajjaka (maternal grand-father) referred to in his earlier grants.
Raviprabha Sūri installed a Jaina temple and an image of Lord Nemi in V. S. 700 ( 644 A.D.) in Naddulapura' (Nádola ). 1 Dharmasagara's Com. (p. 41-42) on his own work 'Guruparivadi' (v. 10 ) and JTSS
(Vol. I, pt. 2, p. 155. p. 223). 2 This is 8 miles from the station of Rani. Vide, JTSS (Vol. I, pt. 2, p. 225).
Two land-grants were issued by Maitraka Mahārājādhirāja Dharasena IV from the victorious camp at Bharukaccha in the (Valabhi) year 330. One was issued on Mārgasira su. 2 in favour of Aditiśarman of Parāśara gotra, resident of Khețaka, granting him a field in the vicinity of Vaddasomalika in Kolamba in Khetaka Ahāra and two fields in the vicinity of Duhuduhu in Nagaraka Pathaka.-(IA, XV, p. 335). The other grant was issued next day i.e. Mārgasira su. 3 granting land in the village Desurakṣitijja in Simhapallika Pathaka in Khețaka Āhara to Brāhmaṇa Nārāyaṇamitra of Sārkarakși gotra, who had migrated from Anartapura and was residing at Kasara.-(I.A. VII, 73). Both the grants were composed by Divirapati Skandabhatta and their dütaka was Princess Bhūpā. The date in these grants applies to the intercalary month calculated according to the old system of mean intercalation.
Since these grants were issued from the victorious camp of the Emperor at Bharukaccha, within the dominion of the Gurjaras, it is believed that he temporarily occupied Broach, the Gurjara capital -(IA, XVII, p. 196). But as the donated lands lay in Khetaka visaya (Kaira district) outside the territories of the Gurjaras, these grants do not conclusively prove that Dharasena had conquered the Gurjara kingdom. It is quite possible that he was enjoying the hospitality of the friendly Gurjara king in the latter's territory when these grants were issued.
The Maitraka Emperor Dharasena IV, in all probability died without any .son to succeed him. So the line of succession passed to the family of Derabhatta, the second son of Silāditya I, Dharmāditya. The choice fell on his youngest son Dhruvasena III (650-654-5 A.D.), who succeeded Dharasena IV, as he had acted as dūtaka in some of the royal grants issued by Dharasena IV. He did not assume the Imperial titles of his predecessor. So it is suggested that his powers met with some reverses.
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