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unaccustomed enemy lost its control and fled from the battlefield saving their lives. Mohammada Gaur too wounded by the weapons shot by Gurjara army, returned to Gaur with the rest of his army.
The young Prince M lar ja died in 1235. So his younger brother Bh ma was made the King of Gurjara kingdom. He was just an infant then. The King of M lawa, Subha avarmana appraising this as a golden opportunity to annex Gujarat, marched his mighty army towards Gujarat. When the chief minister of King Bh ma, came to know about the military march of Subha avarmana towards Gujarat through his spies, he met Subha avarmana on the border of Gujarat and cited an extract from Prabandha Cint ma i, "the hope of master of the east to win the west brings in destruction to that person.”
This indirect hint of Gurjara minister created a spark of doubt in the heart of Subha avarmana. Contemplating pros and cons, he had qualms that the loss will be more than the gain, so he marched back to his kingdom without waging a war.
During the 63 years of his long regime, from Vikram 1235 to 1298 King Bh ma received help from Lava a Pras da, the son of feudatory n ka Bh pa, cousin of Param rhata King Kum rap la, and V ra Dhavala, the son of Lava a Pras da, to resolve any problem, small or big. They protected Gujarat from all external invasions; save during the last decade, Lava a Pras da occupied a prominent place in the administration of C lukya kingdom for about 53 years, i.e. up to Vikram 1288. When he retired from his service in Vikram 1288, his son V ra Dhavala became more or less a de facto ruler of Gurjara kingdom.
Kharataragaccha
An objective analysis of the above mentioned data reveals the fact that amongst the number of gacchas existing in vet mbara tradition currently the “Khar” gaccha is the most ancient one which came into vogue in the second half of the 11th Vikram Century. It was founded by Varddham na S ri and gained popularity due to his famous disciple Jine wara S ri and in course of time came to be known as "Kharataragaccha. Apart from being ancient, Kharataragaccha made interminable efforts to bring back some principles of Jain doctrine in
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