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Tasovarman (1133-1135 A.D.). At a number of places it is stated that the fight continued for as many as twelve years. We may not take the literal meaning of 'twelve years'. All the same it appears from all these accounts that the battle between Gujarăta and Māla vā must have lasted for a pretty long period. Yasovar ma n ruled only for about three years. Therefore, the struggle must have started during the reign of Nar a varman and must have continued in Ya śovar man's reign also resulting in his defeat. The Paramüra kings of Māla va have come to be regarded as powerful since the age of Muñja and Bhoja, and a very long duration of the fight as well as the importance given to the same by so many authors of repute is an evidence for regarding Naravar man and Ya śo varnan as very powerful contemporaries of Siddharāja. As such Gajapati' may be taken to denote either of these, or, more probably, Yasovar ma n. 'The incident of Ya śovarman's successful attack on Păţaņa in the absence of Siddharāja and his returning with the pilgrimage-merit incurred by Siddharāja, which was tactfully offered to him by the shrewd minister of Gujarāta, corroborates cur conclusion in the matter
Now let us try to find out the probable meaning of the term Narapati'. One of the Western Cāluky a rulers of Kalyāņa or the Kada mba kings of Goā or the Šilà hāra kings of Kor ka na appears to have been meant by it. The rulers of these dynastys are considered powerful, but none of them has ever become prominent due to either a powerful cavalry or a powerful elephant--force. Consequently they must have mostly relied on their foot-soldiers. Vikramaditya VI (1076-1126 A.D.) of the Western Cāluky a dynasty was popularly known as Para mard din, and in the well-known inscription of Talavādā, Ja y asimha is described as " Paramarddi-mardadka” or “subduer of Para ni arddin". That Paramarddin must be none else than this Vikramā dit ya VI of Kal y ăņ a. Certain other contemporary kings also bore the title " Paramarddin", but this "Para marddin” was very powerful as compared to other ones of his age.* As such the term 'Narapati' may be taken to mean this Para marddin Vikra mădit y a VI of Kalyā ņ a.
J a y a kesin I of the Kadam ba dynasty of Goa reigned during 1050-1080 A.D. Minala devi or M a y an allādevi, mother of Siddharaja J a y asim'h a, was his daughter. Karna de va's marriage with Ma ya ņ allādevi is regarded as political, having special concern with his victory over the Laţa territory. He lost Lã ţa after
* Vide CG, PP. 79-80 :: G. H. Oza, Solankiom-kā Prācīja Itihāsa (Hindi), Part I, p. 117. 13
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