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in a Nagada inscription of the 15th century A.D. After taking necessary permission from Rathor Duda, he started the repairs, of the Phalodi temple which was completed in V.E. 1555. This fact is referred to in the Parshwanath-Rasa72 composed in the year V.E. 1552, which says that the renovation of Parshwanath temple was done in the above year by Hemraj himself. But this fact is not reported to in the above inscription of V.E. 1555. Hemraj had 5 son named Dhaja Punjraj, Kaja, Nala and Naradeva. He was alive in V.E. 1559, as we know from the inscription of a Jain bronze. The Susanimata73 temple of Morakhana was renovated by Punjraj's son Chahad in V.E. 1573. In V.E. 1576 Devadatta74 son of Naradeva, set up some icons of Adinath and Vasupujya. The Morakhana inscription of V.E. 1573, furnishes more details about the other members of this family. According to it Hemraj's son Punjraj had two wives named Pratapde and Patamde. He had 4 sons named Chahad, Ranadhir, Nathu, and Deva.
Karma Shah of Chittor :
A detailed account of the family of Karma Shah of Chittor is available in the Satrunjay75 inscription of V.E. 1587 and the Satrunjay-Tirthoddhar-Prabandh. This family claims its origin from Amraj, the famous ruler of Gwalior, who had a wife belonging to the Vaishya-community. The inscription furnishes the names of Sarandeva, Ramdeva Laxmansingh, Bhuvanpal, Bhojraj, Thakur singh, Kheta, Nar singh and Tola Shah. The Satrunjaya-Tirthoddhar-Prabandh mentions that Tola Shah was very prosperous and was conducting business in cloth. He had six sons namen Ratna, Poma, Gana. Dashrath, Bhoja and Karma. Of these Karma Shah became well known. He advanced Rs. one lakh to Shahjada Bahadur Khan, when the latter was at Chittor,
71. Abu II No. 27, 31, 32, 35 and 36.
72. Rajasthan Bharati Vol. IX No. 4 p. 30.
73. Vinay Sagar I No 904.
74. ibid No. 958, 959.
75. Jin Vijay No. I/E.I. Vol. II pp, 42-47/Vivekdhir-Shatrunjay-Tirthod dharPrabandh (Bhavnagar) edited by Jin Vijay.
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