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THE DYNASTIES OF CENTRAL INDIA
confirms the fact that the sway of Bhoja spread over Końkana.
This grant is unfortunately undated and belongs to a Jain temple. It begins with an eulogy of the Paramära Bhojadeva of Dhärä and his ancestry from Siyaka (II). We are then told that through Bhoja's favour the illustrious Yakovarman had obtained the town of Selluka and was enjoying 1,500 villages. The grant is made by a Samanta of the Ganga family in favour of a Jain temple in Svetapada country (identified with the northern portion of the Nasik district). bordering on Końkapa.1
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Bhima I, the Caulukya, an ambitious ruler of Gujarāta, was trying to extend his empire towards the north and in that attempt he pressed Dhandhuka, a Paramära prince of Candravati (c. 1027-A.D.) the feudatory of Bhoja, to pay him homage. A Jain inscription from the Vimala. temple at the Mt. Abû informs us that Dhandhuka who was averse from rendering homage to Bhima took refuge with king Bhoja. This attempt of Bhima was resented by Bhoja who diverted his attention towards the west. The Jains record the one of his western campaigns of the time: The Prabandha-cintamani relates that "when Bhima was busy with the campaign of Sindh, the Digambara Kulacandra, Commander-in-chief of Bhoja's army, arrived with the officers and sacked the august city of Anahilla, and having caused cowries to be sown at the gate of the clocktower of the palace, extorted a record of victory. 'Kulacandra's loot' became proverbial there since that day. He returned to the country of Mälava with that record of victory and related the whole story to king Bhoja." This narrative shows that Bhima submitted to Bhoja. Since this war took place. at that time when Bhima was engaged in Sindha with Mahmûd who invaded Somanath in 1025 A.D., the sack of Patana may be placed very near to that year, say, about 1026 or 1027 A.D.
The Prabandha-cintamani further narrates that, after his submission to Bhoja, Bhima established a diplomatic relation with Bhoja. He sent his diplomatic minister Damara or Damodara to the court of Bhoja. It
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1 EI., XIX, pp. 69-75.
2 SJGM., I, p. 32: इतश्व सिन्धुदेशविजयव्यापृते श्री भीमे [स दिगम्बर ] समस्त सामन्तैः समं समेत्य श्रीमदणहिलपुरभङ्गं कृत्त्वा धवलगृहघटिकाद्वारे कपर्द्दकान् वापयित्वा जयपत्रं जग्राह । तदादिकुलचन्द्रेण सुषितमिति सर्वत्र क्षिती ख्यातिरासीत् । स जयपत्रमादाय मालवमण्डले गतः श्रीभोजाय तं वृत्तान्तं विज्ञापयत् ।
* SJGM, I, p. 33 अथान्यस्मिन्वर्षे श्रीभीमस्तं डामरं प्रेषयितुकामो वार्त्तादि शिक्षयन् आस्ते ।
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