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fortification of Jhunjhuwāda and Daboi'. According to Burgess, probably he built the gates and possibly the temple of Siva Vidyānātha also which was restored or completed at a later date. Besides, he made two tanks called the 'Manāla Sarovara at Viramgām and the Malavor Mainal Tālāva at Dholaka. He also constructed some Hindu temples at Karṇāvains.
At Anandapur, an old temple of Ananteśvara Mahādeva which was rebuilt, is supposed to have been originally erected by Siddharāja“.
Jayasimba repaired a temple of Neminātha at Raivataka. The original temple, according to the information of Merutunga was made of wood but later on it was converted nto that of stoness. Besides, endowments were also made to Satruñjaya shrinese. From an inscription of Siddharāja it appears that he made so many temples at Aṇhilwādapattaña?.
Jayasimba established the city named Siddhapura. The original place was Śrīsthala which was established by Mūlarāja but that was changed to Siddhapura in the honour of Jayasimha
1. (a) Burgess, Antiquities of the town of Dabhoi in Gujarat,
1888, p.2. (b) A.S.W.I., VI. p.6. 2. Burgess, Antiquities of the town of Dabboi in Gujarat, p.2. 3. Burgess,J. A.S.W.I., p.6. 4. Cousens,H. Somapātba, p.6, and plates LXIX and LXX. 5. Merutunga, Prabandbacintāmaņi, p.65. 6. Burgess, J. A.S.W.I., IX. p.14. 7. 1.A. X. p.159.
अणहिलपाटकनगरं सुरमन्दिर रुद्धतरणियमार्गम् । यस्यास्ति राजधानी राज्ञोऽयोध्येव रामस्य ।
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