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Historical evaluation
107 Bhima : Bhima is mentioned as the nephew of Durlabhatāja and the son of Nāgarāja in the Dvyāśraya and was coronated by Durlabharāja himself.1
This statement bas been supported by Kirtikaumudi of Some svara'. In the geographical boundary, Kachha is mentioned under the administration of Bhīma.3
Jayasimha : He was the son of Karņa4. The leader of the enemies of Jayasisha was Barbara. His wife is called Pingalikā.5 The killing of Barbara has been noticed almost by all the Prabandbase and an epithet of Jayasimba viz. Barbarakajişņu is given almost by all the inscriptions related to Jayasimha.? According to Bübler Varvaraka belongs to one of the non-Aryan tribes who are settled in great numbers in northern Gujarat and that he was either a Koli or a Bhill or perhaps Mer. Such people are occasionally called Rākşasas on accouut of their cruelty and want of civilization®. According to D.C. Ganguly', these Timingalas mentioned as Rākşasas were probably one of those hill tribes who were subjugated by Siddarāja. One of these Rākşasas is Bhilla
1. DV. VIII.1 ; VIII.15; VIII.22. 2. Someśvara, Kīrtikaumudi, V. 15. 3. (a) I.A. VI. p. 193. (b) Peterson, P. A collection of Prakrit and Sanskrit inscriptions,
Bhavanagar. 1890, p.193. 4. DV. XI.39. 5. ibid. XII.33; X11.76. 6. Sukrtakirtikalloljni, p. 5 verse 55 ; Kirtikaumudi, II.38. 7. I.A., VI, p.186, 194 ; XI. p. 71; XVIII, p. 112, J.B.B.R.A.S., XXV.
p. 323 ; A.B.O.R.I., XXIII, J.O.R. Baroda, II.p. 368. 8. I.A. VI., p. 186. 9. Gaaguly, D.C. History of the Paramara dynasty, pp. 153-54.
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