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Hammira's wars with the Muslim emperor Alā-Ud-din, in which he was finally defeated and killed 246. In spite of bis tragic end, Hammīra was looked upon by the later writers of Rajasthan, as a spirited and courageous patriot. In the last canto, Nayacandra pays Hammira a fitting tribute, by calling him an immortal hero246,
The Kharataragaccha-brhadgurvāvali 247 (KB) is a tremend. ously important Svetāmbara historical work, written originally by Jinapāla, the disciple of Jinapatisūri, some time after V.S. 1305. He has described the activities of the Gurus of the Kharatara gaccha from Vardhamāna sūri to Jinapatisūri, including a part of the activities of Jineśvara il, up to V.S. 1305. Thereafter, the activities of other chiefs of this gaccha up to V.S. 1393, has been given by some unknown writers of this gaccha. This work not only throws a flood of light on the relationship of the well-known monks of this gaccha with contemporary rulers of Northern India, but also discloses the existence of a great number of Jain tīrthas of Western and Central India. Some of the details, given in this work, are strongly supported by the evidence of inscriptions and non-Jain (including Muslim) literary works, We have already given above, on the basis of this text, the activities of some of the chiefs of this well-known gaccha. So far as the tirthas, mentioned in this work, are concerned, they will be noticed in the last chapter of the present work,
The Vijñaptilekhasangraha248, is another interesting work, containing important letters exchanged between the Svetāmbara monks of different places. It also throws welcome light on various tirthas and also on social and religious customs.
Thakkuru Pheru was a contemporary of Ala-Ud-din Khalji, and was an important official under him in Delhi. As we have already noticed, the KB 219, mentions him in connexion with the activities Jinacandra III (V.S. 1375) and Jinakusala (V.S. 1380). A manuscript, containing seven of his works, was discovered from an old Jain library of
