Jain Inscriptions of Rajasthan

Author(s): Ramvallabh Somani
Publisher: Rajasthan Prakrit Bharti Sansthan Jaipur

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Udai singh was succeeded by his son Chachigdeva. The new movement among the Shvetambar Jains continued during his reign with great fervour. He made a grant to the Jain temple of Kareda situated in Mewar. Some inscriptions35 of the reign of Samant singh (Jalore inscription V.E. 1353, Chohatan inscription etc.) report that he carried out administration conjointly with his son named Kanhadadeva. Eastern Rajasthan :
During the 12th century A D. Tribhuvangiri and Bayana were ruled by a local dynasty, not otherwise renowned in history. Jindatt Suri and other Acharyas of the Kharatargachchha were frequent visitors to this region. Kama also remained a centre of Jainism and a separate gachchha known as the Kamyaka-gachchha was initiated from this town. The Bayana inscription36 of V.E. 1100 (1043 A.D.) records the names of Vishnu Suri and Maheshwar Suri of this distinct gachchha and mentions the name of ruler, Vijaypal, during whose reign Maheshwar Suri passed away. No notable Jain inscription of the time of the Chauhans of Ranathambhor has been noticed. Some inscriptions of the Tomar kings of Gwalior have been noticed at Khandhar, Alwar etc. A local dynasty of the Avadhi Muslims ruled over Bayana and Lalsot during the 15th century A.D. The fort of Ranathambhor remained a bone of contention36A between the Sultan of Malwa and the ruler of Mewar during the reign of Maharana Kumbha Several colophons of Jain MSS and inscriptions mentioning the name of Alauddin, the local ruler of the place, have been noticed from Ranathambhor Nenawa etc. Dhanaraj Jain was his minister. The Ravan-Parshvanath inscription of Alwar has attracted great attention. It furnishes valuable information dating from the reign of Emperor Jahangir.
Abu :
Abu, famous for its splendid Jain temples, remained under the possession of the Paramars and Devaras for a long period. Several
35. E.I. Vol. XI pp. 60-61/Jin Vijay No. /also Agarchand Nahata-Abhinandan
Granth Vol. II P. 36. 1.A. Vol, XXI P. 57/PRASWC 1920-21 P. 116. 36A. The History of Mewar by the Author pp. 127-138