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Introduction
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hundred rows of soldiers which were impregnable like ramparts of wood and stone and which could not be pierced through even by two days' efforts (v. 120 )'. The General again exhorts his soldiers to fight for their life (v. 121-122). The soldiers, arranging them. selves in the shape of 'two - boat,' attacked the enemy whose army was in the shape of a half - boat the other half being destroyed ( v. 124). That hero of Avanti whose driver of elephant was killed, was thrown down from his elephant by a group of five kings in the presence of the Gurjara-Brahma General': (v. 126 ). Ballāla was, however, 'killed by some wicked Brāhmaṇas before the General could stop it through some great Brāhmaṇas' (v. 126 ).
The messenger was properly rewarded for the welcome news of victory.
Then the king went to his palace with his bride 'people looking at him from the shops of eatables.' Then the mother-in-law and the Purohita who had accompanied the bride returned to their place ( 133 ). Kumārapāla ruled well. (135 - 137 ).
In this description of the D. K., we get an account of two wars fought by Kumārapāla in the early part of his reign, that is before V. S. 1207-A. D. 1151. We learn that Vikramasimha was a vassal of Kumārapāla whom he invited to be his guest for some time at Ābu. Now, from an inscription of V.S. 1202 * = A. D. 1146 of Ajārigama, we learn that in that year Yaşodhavala was reigning in Abu; so Vikramsimha must have died by that time. From this we can infer that Kumārapála must have been compelled to march against Anna in
* See Pt. Oza's Raj. Itihasa pp. 175 - 76.
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