Indian Antiquary Vol 41

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
(AUGUST, 1912.
Both writers are agreed that the aggressor was Arnoraja of Ajmer and that the war took place soon after the ascension to the throne of Kumarapala, which event took place in Samvat 1200 (A.D. 1143.)
The Duy dýraya, in verse 84 of Canto XVI, mentions Vikramasitha as being the Paramara Raja of AbQ, and he is further on stated as having led the men of Ja lor and followed Kumarapala3 esteeming that Râjâ as his lord.
Jinamandana in his Kumdrapala-charitra states that Kumarapala while returning to Gujarat from the war with Armoraja deposed Vikramasimha the Paramára ruler of Åbů as he was disloyal to Kumarapala and placed on the throne in his place his nephew Yasodhavala.
The inscription dated Mágba sud 14th S. 1202 (A.D. 1146), recently discovered by P. Ganri. Shanker Ojba, the learned Superintendent of the Rajputânâ Museum, Ajmer, in Ajâri (Sirohi State), 4 miles from Pind wasî, and now in the Ajmer Museum, shows that Yasodhavala was king of Chandravati (Âbû) in that year (i. e., in Samvat 1202.) This Ajari inscription coupled with the statement of Jinamandana about Yasodhavala's coming to the throne of Abû fixes the date of the war between Kumarapala and Arņorâja in which Vikramasisha was present as a vassal of Kumarapala sometime between 8. 1200 and 8. 1202.
Now, the Chitor inscription of Kumarapala dated Samvat 1207 (A. D. 1149-50) on a stone in the temple of Mokaljt, the object of which is to record Kumarapala's visit to Chitor or Chitrakůta, distinctly states that " when this king (Komarapala) had defeated the ruler of SAkambhari and devastated the Sapädalaksha country (line 11) he went to a place named Salipura (line 12) and having pitched his camp there, he came to view the glorious beauty of the Chitrakůţa mountain ; ......... Kamarapala was delighted with what he saw there and having come to a temple of the god Samidaheśvara ..... ... he worshipped the gol and his consort and gave to the temple a village, the name of which has not been preserved (line 26)" etc.
From Chitor, Komarapala entered Mewaļ, visited the temple of Mataji in the village Pålri near Morwan, a few miles west of Nibhahera, and placed an inscription thore dated Pausha, Samvat 1207.6 This shows that Kumarapala was at Chitor in Pausha or Márgabirshsa, and that the war with Armoraja took place in the month of Kartika or Åsvina of that year, i. e. S. 1207.
The causes of the two wars appear also to have been distinct. The first war evidently took placet because Argoraja, who had married Siddharâja-Jayasimha's daughter, Kanchanaderi (ride Prithvirdja-vijaya, Canto VII), espoused the cause of Siddharâja's adopted son Bahada and wished to place him on the throne of Gajarât in place of the usurper Kumarapala. The result of this war appears to have been indecisive, as Kumarapala hastened to make peace with Argoraja in order to be able to take the field against the Malwa king Ballâla who had succeeded in winning over Kamârapâla's two generals sent against him, and was advancing from the east towards Anhilwara.
The second war of S. 1207 appears to have taken place in consequence of Arņoraja's ill-treatment of his queen Devaladevi, sister of Kumarapala. Jinamaņdana in his Kumdrapdla-prabandha says that Kamarapala was incited to undertake the expedition against Arņorâja by Devaladevi, who had been insulted by Arộoraja and when threatened by her with the wrath of her brother, the demon for kings," was kicked by Arnoraja and told to go to her brother and tell him what sh liked. Kumarapala invaded Argoraja's country to avenge this insult. And as Devaladevt must have been given to Arnorâja after the first war with Kumarapala, this campaign of Kumarapale against Arnoraja must bave taken place some years after the first war between them. All these things therefore point to the fact that there were two wars between Kumarapala and Arnoráin. the first of wbich took place sometime between Samvat 1200 and 1202 in which Arnorja was the
gregor, and the second in Samvat 1207 in which Kumarapala invaded the territory of Arnorâix.
• Ibid, p. 143 (edition A. D. 1878.) • Now olled Salers, about 4 miles from the foot of the hill on whloh the fortress of Chitor atandı. Kpigraphia Indica, Vol. II, p. 122.
• Seo Tod's Rajasthan, Vol. II, p. 618. (edition 1532 A. D
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