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was so brave tbat he won for himself the name of Jagatkampana. The next King was his brother Durlabharāja,' whose hand never fell on the wives of other people, and never on the wealth of Brāhmaṇas. His successor was Bhimarāja,? his nephew, who always kept an efficient check on the king of Mālvā, but who spared his life though he had fallen into his hands. The crown descended after him to Karna, 8. whose fame reached far. His son was the well known Jayāsimha,+ who subdued all kings. He defeated, in a battle. Khengāra of Soreth, whose bravery knew no bounds. He reduced to subjection the king of Sindh.5 He conquered and again restored the kingdom of Arnorāja. The king of Sākambhari saw that the enemies of Jayasinha atoned for their enmity with him, with their lives and yielded to his power. He defeated the Paramāra king and took Narawarman, the king of Dhara, a prisoner, and took possession of his city. The king of Mahobaka, taking a lesson from the fate of Dhārā, presented him with sums of money under the colour of his being a guest. His conquests extended in all directions. The Gouda country, celebrated for ghee, fell into his hands. He conquered Barbbara, the chief of Demons, and got the name Siddharāja." His successor was Kumāra pāla.. His valour was as great as his accomplishments. He is described as relinquishing the wealth of the deceased, by which, very probably, is meant that he extended the the right of succession to more indirect descendants than was allowed by the law then prevalent. Among the kings whom he conquered were the Jangala king, and the kings Ballala and Mallikārjuna of Mālvā and the Concan. The fact of his having yielded to the influence of Jainism is described by the poet as his having made a vow, at the request of kings and beasts of the forest, not to take any life His successor was Ajaya pāla. He forcibly wrested from the Jangala king, as a punishment, a gold Mandapikālo and his furious elephants. His return to Hindu Orthodoxy is described as his having given to Brāhmanas the earth after he purified by his weapons. He is described as daily marrying wives, daily giving gifts, and daily punishing kings. His son was Mūlarāja, 11 who scattered the forces of the king of the Turushkas 12 He was succeeded by his brother Bhima. 13 The kingdom of this simple king was divided amongst themselves, by his ministers and dependent kings. Arnorāja, a scion of another branch of the Chuulukya14 family, "resented this act of spoliation, and began to establish the sovereignty of his house-again He fought bravely all his life, and killed in his attempt at re-organising the kingdom which was broken up. His son, Lavanaprasāda, is described by the poet as being his (poet's ) contemporary. He conquered the king of Nadula. The king of Dhārā came to invade his dominions, but, finding him firm in his opposition, retraced his steps. Singhana, the king of the southern country, whose army was numerous but personal valour limited, avoided hostility with him, as his personal valour was great, though his army was small. His son, Viradhavala, was equal to
1 1066. 2 1078, 31120. 4 1150. 5 I am not sure that means the king of Sindh; it may be a proper name. 6 Madanavarma. 7 Those that keep in subjection evil spirits are called Siddhas. 8 1199-Vichārsyeni says that at the end of the reign of Jayasimha (Kartik sudi triliyā) there was an interregnum of 3 days. Kumārapāla is described as the grandson of Bhimadcua through the male line. 9 1232, Dvādasi Phālguna sudi. An interregnum of 30 months and 7 days after the death of Kumärpäla 10 Probably what is now called Ambāri, Il 1234. Chaiya Sudi Chaturthi. 12 Mahomedans. 13 1236. 14 Arnoraja was the son of the sister of the mother of Kumārapāla. This line is called waghela or Vyāghrapalli line,
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