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Jains of his time, but also by the Muslims, including the Sultan of Delhi.
Two more historical works, written by the Svetāmbaras, during the early Muslim period, should be mentioned in this connexion. The first work, called the Jagaducaritra288, was written by Sarvānandasūri, pupil of Dhanaprabhasūri in 338 verses. Although the date is not known, it was probably composed around y.S. 1350239. As we have already noticed, the work contains valuable details regarding the history of Gujarat. It not only refers to Visaladeva of Gujarat240, but also to the great famine241, which occurred in Northern India between V.S. 1312 and V.S. 1315. Elsewhere, this work mentions the king Madanavarman of Mālava and Mojadina (Nasiruddin) of Delhi and also Pratapasimba of Kāśi. It also throws light on the overseas trade of Gujarat. The second work viz. the Hammiramahākāvya4 2 is one of the finest historical poems, written according to the evidence of the poem itself, during the Gwalior Tomara king Viramadeva, who ruled from V.S. 1440 to V.S. 1474. It was composed by Nayacandrasūri, who was the disciple of Prasannacandra, the pupil of Jayasimha of Kțshqarshi gaccha, the well-known author of the Kumārapalacaritra, composed in V.S. 1422. The earliest manuscript of this work is dated in V.S. 1486948.
This poem consists of 14 cantos with 1564 verses. In the first canto we have a very useful description of the Cākamā. nas. The second and the third cantos deal with the historical wars between Pșthvirāja and Muhammad of Ghūr (Shihab-Ud-din). The 4th canto describes the birth of Hammira and the next four are conventional chapters, without much historical importance. The 9th sarga deals with the digvijaya of Hammira, in which he is represented as having defeated among others, Bhoja (II) of Dhārā and Arjuna, the Paramāra ruler of Bhimarasapura. He also won victories at Ujjayini, Citrakūța, Arbuda and Pushkara 244, The next few cantos give a detailed, historical account of
