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Dvyāśrayakāvya
I., an Abhira sheperd by caste, who built the fort of Junagarh, now known as the Uparakota.
Lakşa: A king named Lakṣa is mentioned invading Mūlarāja. This Lakṣa belonged to Kaccha area. He was killed by Mūlarājal. According to Forbes, Laksa or Lākhā was a friend of Grāharipu. He was the king of Kaccha. Burgess identified him with Lākhã Phulenī of Kaccha who had harboured Rakhaich, a younger relative of Mūlarāja, a rival for the throne of Anhilawad and had been long at strife with Mūlarāja, who at length besieged him in Kapilakoți and finally slew him. The event is noticed by Merutunga", Somesvara5 and Sukstakīrtikallolivie also.
After his victories, Mūlarāja is said to be Surāşțrarāț and Sindhurāt?. According to Burgess, Mūlarāja subdued Sorath and Kachha and defeated the king of Lāța or the northern part of the Konkaņa to the South of the Narmadā8.
Cāmundarāja: He invaded Lāțapati and destroyed Lātadeśa' Cāmunda is mentioned invading Sindhurat and
1. DV. IV.47; V.121 ; V.126. 2. Forbes, A.K. : Rāsamālā, p.43. 3. (a) Burgess, J. and Cousens, H. The Architectural Antiquity of
Northern Gujarat, A.S.W.I. IX. p.11.
(b) A grant of Dharņi Varāha of Vadhavan, I.A. XII. p.197. 4. Prabandhacintamani, pp. 18-19. 5. Kathvate, A.V. Ed. Kirtikaumudi of Someśvara, Bombay, 1883, 11.4. 6. Sūri, Punyavijaya, Ed. Sukstakirtikallolini, Bombay, 1961, p.3. 7. DV. 1.68. 8. (a) Burgess, J. on the Mohammadan Architecture, A.S.W.I., VI. p.4. (b) Burgess, J. and Cousens, H. Antiquities of Northern Gujarat,
A.S.W.T. IX.p.11. 9. DV. VI.40; VI.46.
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