Indian Antiquary Vol 57

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 43

FEBRUARY, 1928 ]
RAWAL JAITRASIMHA OF MEWAR
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included in the old arrangement... 40 and (such and such) 41 lands included in the present arrangement. In the afternoon the bazaar" (The remaining lines are undecipherable).
The mention of merchants (vide the arguments in the previous article, No. V) and bazaar makes it very probable that this inscription also relates to Christians. Palæographically it is of about the same age as the previous inscription on the obverse side of the Talêkkad stone slab.
(To be continued.) RAWAL JAITRASIMHA OF MEWÅR.
BY R. R. HALDER. THE sixth verse of the Chirwa Inscription published in the Vienna Oriental Journal, vol. XXI, together with a few other inscriptions, makes it worthwhile to enquire into the history of Rawal Jaitrasimha, who was one of the most powerful kings of Mewar. It is a pity that even his name is not mentioned in Colonel Tod's Rajasthan, in which fifteen generations after Bhartsibhata III, have been passed over for want of sufficient facts "to amuse the general reader."! He was the son of Padmasimha and grandfather of Rawal Samarasimha, who is wrongly said to have been the contemporary of the famous Chauhana king Prithvîrâja of Ajmer. He is known by several names, and, from his inscriptions, it appears that he ruled at least for thirty-nine years from Samvat 3 1270 to 1309 (A.D. 1213-52).
The above-mentioned verset of the Chirwa inscription says that the rulers of Mâlava, Gurjara, Mârava, Jangal and of the Mlechchhas (Muhammadans) could not humble his (Jaitrasiṁha's) pride. An inscription, dated Samvat 1322 (A.D. 1265) of the time of Tejasimha of Mewâr also says that the kings of Gurjara, Mâlava, Turushka (Muhammadans) and Sakaṁbhari (in Jån al) could not crush the pride of Jaitrasimha. An inscription, dated s. 1342 (A.D. 1285) of the time of Rawal Samarasimha of Mewâr adds that Jaitragic ha destroyed Naddule, (in Mårwar). engaged in battle with the Sindhuka army and defeated a Turushka army. From these, it is clear that Jaitrasimha was engaged in fighting against (1) the ruler of the Muhammadans (the Sultâns of Delhi), (2) the Sindhuka army (army of Sind), (3) the ruler of Jängal, (4) the ruler of Mâlava (Mâlwâ), (5) the ruler of Gurjara (Gujarat), and (6) the ruler of Mârava (Mârwâr).
It will be interesting, now, to trace the truth of above facts as far as possible. In order to do this, we have to ascertain who the rulers of the countries mentioned above were and what expeditions were carried out by them into Mewår during the reign of Jaitrasimha.
As regards No. (1), the ruler of the Mlechchas referred to above was evidently one of the Sultâns of Delhi. Those that were contemporary with Rawal Jaitrasimha of Mewâr were Shamsuddin Altamsh, Ruknu'ddin Firûz Shah I, Riziyah Begum, Mu'izzu'ddin Bahrâm Shâh, 'Alâu'ddîn Mas'ûd Shâh and Nâşîru'ddin Mahmûd Shah. Of these, the first and the
40 There are letters here not quite legible. 41 As in footnote 39 above. 1 Tod's Rajasthan, vol. I, p. 297.
2 In Tod's Rajasthan, vol. I, pp. 300-302, it is snid that Samarasiinha married Prithviraja's sister Pirth, and was killed while fighting against Shihabu'ddin Ghori in the cause of Prithviraja. This is imponible, as Samarasitha died in 8. 1358 or A.D. 1301 (the last inscription of Samarasimha is dated Møgh Áudi 10, S. 1358, and the first inscription of his son Ratnasimha is dated Mägh sudi 5, Samvat 1359), while the above battle was fought in 1192 A.D.
3 The inscriptions of Jaitrasimha range from Samvat 1270 to 1309 [Vide Bhavnagar Inscriptions, p. 93, n. and Peterson's third Report in search of Sanskrit Manuscripts in Bombay Presidency, p. 130. See also Annual Report of the Rajputana Museum, 1924-25, p. 2). The dates are taken from inscriptions; hence the reign may have lasted longer.
4 न मालवीयेन न गोर्जरेण न मारवेशेन न जांगलेन । म्लेच्छाधिनायन कदापि मानो म्लानि न निन्येवनिपस्य यस्य ॥ श्रीमतगजरमालवनुरुष्कशाकंभरीश्वरयस्य ।।
ATTIT: Friet Tug # 4279:11 II Unpublished Inscription of Ghaghaa. 8 Ind. Ant., vol. XVI, pp. 349-50, vv. 42-43; Duff's Chronology, p. 287. 7 Duff's Chronology, pp. 311-312.