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CVIII
Kavyanusasana
Pratihāras who were reigning at Bhinnamala in the middle of the eighth century A. D. became masters of Kányakubja in the beginning of the ninth century A. D. when Nāgāvaloka II ( see page C) defeated Chakrāyudha and became the ruler of Kānyakubja. According to the chronology of the P. C., however, Vanarāja died in the year V. S. 862 = A. D. 806 at the age of 110. This would mean that he was born in V. S. 752 = A. D. 696. Thus, at that time, Gujarat could not be a territory of Kānyakubja.
This anachronism may be explained by assuming that northern Gujarat was subject to the Pratiháras of Bhinnamāla who, later on, became emperors at Kanyakubja and so in later tradition Gujarat was regarded as a part of Kānyakubja.
Now, we saw that the Chāpas were displaced from Bhinnamäla by the Pratihāras. It is not certain, however, when this event took place. We saw that Vyāghramukha of Chāpa dynasty was reigning at Bhinnamāla in the Şaka year 550 = A. D. 628. When Yuan - Chang visited Bhinnamāla about the year 642 A. D. a young Kshatriya was reigning there. From the copper-plate of Pulakeși Avanijanāşraya dated in the Kalachuri year 490= A. D. 739, we find that the Chāvođakas were afflicted by the Arabs, about that time. In the opinion of Pandita Gaurisamkara Oza, the Chāvotakas were attacked at Bhinnamāla (p. 146 Rajputaneka Itihasa). The B. G. regards them as the Chāvadās of Panchāsara (p. 149 - 50 ). The mention of Chāvođakas, in the grant, after Saindhavas Kachhhelas and Saurāshtras
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