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Mahajan-Vamsh-Muktavali associates this family with Jin-manikyaSuri of Kharatargachchha who flourished in the 16th century A.D. Achalaji was an important member of this family, who served Maharaja Chandrasena, assisting him during84 his days of troubles. His son was Jaisa, who married Jaiwant devi, from whom he had two sons named Jayraj and Jaimal. Jayraj was married to Manorath devi from whom he had 4 sons named Sada, Subha, Samal and Suratan. Jaimal had two wives Suhagde and Sarupde from whom he had sons named Nenasi, Sundarsi, Asakaran, Narasinghdas and Jagamal, During the great famine of V.E. 1687 (1630 A.D.) Jaimal spent large sum on benevolent activities. This family was a follower of the Tapa-gachchha and performed several Sangh-yatras. They had renovated the temples at Jalore, Sanchore and Nadol etc. and built temples at Jodhpur and Shatrunjay. At Jalore the Jain temple named Kumar-Vihar was renovated85 in V.E. 1681 and the icons of Mahavir and Dharmnath were installed there in the years. V.E. 1681 and 1682 respectively. In the Chaumukha Jain temple, of Jalore the icon of Adinath was set up in 1681. These icons were consecrated by Jai sagar, a pupil of Pandit Sahaj sagar. The icon of Padma-prabha set up in the Jain temple Nadol in V.E. 1686 was originally consecrated at Jalore. It was later removed to the temple known as Ray-Vihar of Nadol. The icon of Shantinath was also installed there during that year, though inscription of this icon does expressly state that it was originally consecrated at Jalore. The Phalodi temple inscription of V.E. 1689 refers to Jaimal as a minister. Nenasi was the eldest son of Jaimal. His date of birth as found in some records was Nov., 9, 1610 A.D. He remained a minister of Maharaja Jasawant singh of Marwar for a long period. He is said to have worked on various posts as under :
(1) In V.E. 1689 (1632 A.D.) Nenasi was deputed to suppress a rebellion of the Mers.
84. Hazarimal Banthia's paper “Muhnot Nenasi Aur Unake-Vamshaj" publi
shed in the Jain Satya-Prakash Vol. V No. 12 p. 437. 85. Jin Vijay No. 354, 355, 356, 358, 366 and 367 and also Author's paper
published in Varada Vol. XIII No. 2 pp. 35 to 40.
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