Book Title: Jain Legend Vol 4
Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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________________ ruta skandha was lost after the demise of It was mentioned that Da rama a Falgumitra. Important events during his tenure 1. In V.N. 1520 during the regime of havamalla Tailapa C lukya Cakravart, the poet Ratna, who was the poet laureate of Commander Tailapa, wrote “Ajita T rthamkara Pur a Tilakam”. During the same time, Tailapa's mother Atimabbe got a thousand copies of ntipur a made and donated them at various parts of the country. She built about 1500 vasadis (residences around Jain temples). The four-fold congregation bestowed the title "Ghantak Dev "upon her. The invasion of India by Gajanav Sult na In the year 977 AD (V.N. 1504) the Gajan Sult na Subuktag na attacked Punjab. At that time Lahore state, which extended from Sarhind to Lamag na and Mult na to Kashmir, was ruled by Jayap la (son of Bh ma or Bh map la) who stayed at the Fort of Bhatinda. Jayap la, the King of Lahore fought bravely with the forces of the tyrant. After a fierce battle when Jayap la found that his forces were getting seriously impaired, he made an alliance with Subuktag na by accepting to pay tribute, gold, elephants etc. He instantly offered Subuktag na 50 elephants and lot of gold coins and said that he would indemnify the balance amount to his men after reaching Lahore. Allured by the wealth that was being offered and apprehensive about the uncertainty of war, Subuktag na had accepted the alliance. The king left a few of his men as captives with the Sult na and proceeded towards Lahore along with some of Sult na's associates and his own forces. After reaching Lahore, upon the advice of the Brahmin officials of his kingdom, the king had imprisoned the Sult na's associates. When the news reached Subuktag na that Jayap la had betrayed him, he set out from Gajan towards Lahore with a powerful army. King Jayap la also organised a confederacy along with the kings of Delhi, K lamjara and Kannauja and with a huge army reached the battlefield. As a result of the new war strategies and modern arms and ammunitions used by the 19

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