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these brothers wielded great personal influence with those in power.
Another family of Nadol was that of Pragvat Sukarma. He was the minister of Chauhan Alhandeva at whose request the Charter of V.E. 1218 for the Mahavir? temple belonging to the Sanderaka-Gachchha was issued. This family was very prominent.
(b) Family of Shresthi Lola of Bijoliya :
The Bijoliya inscription of V.E. 1226 (1170 A.D.) furnishes details about another Pragvat family : that of Shresthi Lola, who was a contemporary of the Chauhan rulers named Visaldeva, Prithviraj II, Someshwar and Prithviraj III. Much information regarding the ancestors of Lola are not available. The inscription reports that the family came to prominence by the meritorious deeds of Vaishravana, an ancestor of Lola. He built Jain temples at Toda Raisingh, and Baghera. No details of his son Chanchal and grandson Subhankar are known. His great grandson Jaisat's son Punyarashi built a temple at Narena. From his two wives Jaisat had four sons named Ambat, Padmat, Laxmat and Dessal. No information about first three brothers is furnished in the inscription. Dessal constructed a Jain temple at Narawar. He had six sons, of whom, Siyak built a temple at Mandalgarh. He had two wives named Nagashri and Mammata from whom he had five sons including Lollak. The Jain temple of Bijoliya was constructed by Lollak. He also had two big inscriptions dated V.E. 1226 engraved on rocks, one containing the genealogy of the Chauhans and other having the text of the “Uttam-Sikhar-Puran”.
(c) Other Jain families :
Baghera was an important Chauhan city. Several Jain, Vaishnava and Shaiv icons, dating 10th to 12th centuries A.D., have been salvaged from this site. In view of the large number
7. Tod I p. 804/J.B.B.R.A.S. Vol. XIX P. 26/B.I. IX p. 62/Nahar I P. 208. 8. E. I, Vol. XXVI pp. 86-120.
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