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Introduction
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Now we come to the history of the Anahilavada kingdom.
For the early history of Anahilavāda - Pattana and its Chūvadā rulers, we have no contemporary records, either inscriptional or literary. The earliest reference to the Chāvadās of Aņahilavāda is in the Vadnagara inscription dated V. S. 1208 - A. D. 1152 in the reign of Kumārapāla. The earliest reference to the name of Vanarāja, the first Chāvadā king of Anahilavāda is of the year V. S. 1216 (= A. D. 1160 ) in the colophon of an Apabhramsa work called Neminātha. chariu of one Haribhadra Sūri who completed the work in that year in the residence provided by the minister Prthvīpāla in the reign of Kumārapāla. This prasasti or colophon which is published by Prof. Jacobi at the end of his edition of Sanatkumāracharitam (p. 152 ) is a very important historical document as it narrates the history of an influential family in which was born the famous general Vimala who built on Mount Abu that great work of art-the temple known as Vimalavasahi. It also gives some interesting information about the reign of Vanarāja to which we shall refer at the proper place. The Moharājaparājaya of Yaşahpāla which was acted in the reign of Ajayapāla (V. S. 1229 - 1232 = A. D. 1173 - 1176) also makes mention of Vanarāja and the excessive addiction of Chāvadās to drinking liquors.
The Prabhāvakacharita of Prabhāchandra Sūri (circa V. S. 1334 = A. D. 1278 ) throws light on the rights given by Vanarāja to Chaityavasi monks as
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