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The Political Situation during the tenure of 51st And 52nd Successor Pontiffs of Lord Mah v ra
Siddhar ja Jaya Simha, the Ruler of Gurjara Region
Name of the c rya
Period in crya status V.N. 1589-1644
c rya Deva i (II) - 51st Pontiff c rya S rasena - 52nd Pontiff
V.N. 1644 1708 Regime
V.N. 1548 1590 V.N. 1590 1620 V.N. 1620-1669
The King of Gurjara
C lukyar ja Bh ma
C lukyar ja Kar a
C lukyar ja Siddhar ja Jaya Simha
When c rya Deva i, was ordained as the 51st Pontiff of rama a Lord Mah v ra, in V.N. 1589, Bh ma was his contemporary C lukya king ruling the vast Gurjara Kingdom. During the second year of his pontificate, i.e. in V.N. 1590, King Bh ma had breathed his last. King Kar a succeeded to the throne of C lukya kingdom in the same year.
After ruling the Gurjara Kingdom for 29 years 8 months and 21 days, i.e. from V.N. 1590 to the Pau a K a second day in V.N. 1620, King Kar a, he crowned his 3 year old son, Siddhar ja Jaya Simha on Saturday, the third day of dark fortnight of Pau a month in Vikram 1150 (V.N. 1620) as the king of vast Gujarat.
Later King Kar a established his authority on pall and built a city after his name, Kar vat pura and made it his capital. He also safeguarded and ruled the vast Pa a a kingdom, as a regent king till his son attained adolescence.
After the demise of Kar a, King Jaya Simha merged the vast kingdom of pall -Kar vat to the vast Gurjara Empire, he had inherited. Thus from a very tender age itself King Jaya Simha had held the reins of the colossal Gurjara Kingdom in his hands. Madanap la, the brother of Queen Udayamat, wife of King Kar a, was appointed as the guardian of King Jaya Simha. But the people of A ahillapura Pa a a were severely victimised by the atrocities of Madanap la, As such, immediately after attaining youth, Jaya Simha secretly made arrangements to kill
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