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POLITICAL HISTORY OF N. INDIA FROM JAIN SOURCES
king Bhoja who showed dishonour to the Jain scholars.' Merutunga and Prabhācandra amply refer to the discussions between the Jain Dhanapala and Bhoja, which indicates how tolerant in religious matters Bhoja was.
SUCCESSORS OF BHOJA:
Jayasimha and Udayāditya: From the Modesā grant referred to above we have already known that Bhoja had a son by name Vatsarāja. We, however, know nothing of him from any sources. It seems that he predeceased his father,
The Māndhātā grant dated V.E. 1112 and the Panhera Stone inscription dated V.E. 1116,4 both belonging to the reign of Jayasimha, inform us that Jayasimha, as a successor of Bhoja, ruled Mālava for four years. But the Udayapur and the Nagpur praśastis of the Paramāras do not mention the name of Jayasimha. According to them Udayāditya was the successor of Bhoja. It seems that they have omitted the name of Jayasimha. The Jain chroniclers, however, did not record the names of the two kings.
Jagaddeva (Lakşmadeva): Udayāditya's son Jagaddeva is known from the Jainad (Jaināth) inscription found in the N.E. of the Hyderabad State. He is referred to there as the son of Udayāditya and paternal nephew of Bhoja and conquering the country of the Andhras. Recently three of his coins have been found in Madhya Pradeśa. From their fabric and type the coins appear to be South Indian. It seems that he ruled over Deccan. According to the Rāsamālā, Jagaddeva was one of the two sons of Udayāditya born from Solanki queen. On account of a palace intrigue he left Mālava and entered in the services of Caulukya Jayasimha. He served him for 18 years but when the king advanced to attack Dhārā he quitted his service and returned to his father, who soon after invested him with 'the royal authority." The Jain prabandhas also mention a Jagaddeva. While the Purātana Prabandha-sangraha speaks of him as belonging to the Paramāra
1 El., II, p. 239, lines 44-45: Arfarat garagüt ft27) TOI
सभ्येष्वम्बरसेनपण्डितशिरोरत्नादिषूद्यन्मदान् ॥ योऽनेकान् शतशो व्यजेष्ट पटुताभीष्टोद्यमी वादिनः।
शास्त्राम्भोनिधिपारगोऽभवदत: श्रीशान्तिषेगो गुरुः ॥ 2 PC., pp. 36-42: 479150CaEra: 1 3 EI., III, pp. 45-50. 4 ASI., 1916-17, pp. 19-20 5 The Annual Report, Hyderabad Arch. Sur., 1927-28, pp. 23-24. 8 PTOC., 1926, Pt. III, pp. 57-58. 7 Rāsamālā, I, Chap. VIII, p. 117.
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