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destroyed by the Muslims in V. S. 1369 (A. D. 1312-13).2
Samarasimha who repaired the temple of Adinatha on the Satrunjaya Hill, belonged to Upakesa vamsa and Vesata kula.3 Salakhano was his great grand-father. He had a son named Ajada whose son Gośala had, by his wife Bhanumati, three sons named Asadhara, Desala and Luno. Āsadhara married Ratnashri. Luno had a wife named Latchhi or Lakshmi. Desala's wife Bholi had three sons-Sahajapala, Sahan and Samarasimha. Sahajapala erected a temple to twenty-four Tirthankaras in Devagiri in the Deccan. Sahana took up his abode in Cambay and won name, fame and glory by his good deeds. Anabilavada was Samarasimha's domicile of choice. Samarasimha was a well-known jeweller in the old capital of Gujarata. He exercised great influence at court. When he came to know that Adinatha's temple on the Satrunjaya Hill was destroyed by the Muslims, he paid a visit to Alapakhana, the-subs of Gujarat, and obtained a firmana to repair or rebuild the temple. The Suba had also given necessary instructions to Malek Ahidara, his subordinate, in this connection.3
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(2) Satrunjayakalpa in the Tirthakalpa. (3) Jinavijaya, Jain Aitihasika Gurjara Kavya Sanchaya, p.p. 238-42. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
