Book Title: Jain Legend Vol 3
Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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________________ Political conditions in the time of 33rd eposchal- c ry Sambh ti Clukya dynasty of B d mi C kukya king Vikram ditya - III, son of Vikram ditya-II occupied the throne at B d m in 733 AD. He ruled till 744 AD. Arabs who were ruling Sindha Prade a, started making advances and occupying some reasons of Gurjara Prade a in 734-735AD. Pulake ina, representative of C lukyar ja in Gujarat attacked those Arabs, defeated them and forced them to retreat to Sindha Prade a. Pulake ina was the son of Jasa Simha (brother of Vikram ditya I who helped Vikram ditya in setting up his rule in B d m ) and was appointed by Vikram ditya as his representative / ruler in southern Gujarat. Vikram ditya-II was very pleased with the chivalrous services of the ruler of southern Gujarat, Pulake ina. He gave a royal honour to Pulake ina by decorating him with the title 'Avanijan raya' i.e. the protector of all human beings on the earth. This was the highest honour to be awarded to anyone. R rak a king Dantidurga also did exemplary work to push Arabs back towards Sindha. This Dantidurga was the elderadviser of C lukya R ja during Vikram ditya-II rule. After C lukya R ja II, his son C lukya R ja K rtivarmana ascended to his throne in B d m in 744AD. During his rule of six to seven years, the rule of B d m continued to get weaker and weaker. Actually he was the last ruler of C lukya dynasty. Sixth king of R rak a dynasty Dantidurga launched a fierce attack on B dm and defeated C lukya R ja K rtivarmana during his rule and captured the entire province ruled by C lukya dynasty. R rak a king Dantidurga During V.N. 1257 to 1280; Sixth king of R rak a dynasty of M nyakhe a, Dantidurga (other names being S hasa Tumga, Khadag valoka, P athv Vallabha, Vaira Bhedya and Dantivarm) ruled the province. He was a very august ruler. All scholars of history consider him as the provider of a powerful dynasty to R rak a dynasty. He captured Elora in 742AD, then he attacked, one at a time, rulers of 159

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