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THE DYNASTIES OF CENTRAL INDIA
Jaitrasimha Guhila (c. 1213-1256) fought with the Mälava king. I have elsewhere shown that the Mälava king might have been Jaitugideva, who is -almost a contemporary of the Guhila Jaitrasimha.1
Jayavarman II (1256-1260 A.D.): Jaitugi was succeeded by his younger brother (anuja) Jayavarman II. We have one inscription of this king amongst the Jain sources. It is called Modi stone inscription, found in a Jain temple at Modi, Indore Division, Madhya Pradesh. The record is fragmentary. It is dated V.E. 1314 and refers itself to the reign of (Paramāra) Jayavarmadeva. We have two more inscriptions of his reign: one from Rāhatgadh in the Sagar district (M.P.) dated in V.E. 1312 (c. 1256 A.D.) in victorious reign of Jayavarmadeva and the other Mändhätä grant dated V.E. 1317 (c. 1260 A.D.). The latter gives the names of his father and brother.
These inscriptions show that Jayavarman (II) ruled at Dhärä at least from V.E. 1312 to 1317 (c. 1256-60 A.D.).
History knows two or three more princes of this dynasty ruling later, but in the Jain sources, except Bhoja II, they find no mention.
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Bhoja 11: The Hammira-mahäkävya of Nayacandra tells us that the Cahamāna prince Hammira (c. 1283-1301 A.D.), in the course of his digvijaya defeated Bhoja of Dhārā, encamped in Ujjayani and worshipped at the temple of Mahäkäla. Scholars conjectured that he might be a successor of Arjunavarman II, but they did not know the exact relationship of the two. According to the Muslim chroniclers he embraced Muhammadanism.
Remarks: One thing appears from the history of the later Paramāras that even in the time of rapid succession of the kings, the literary stream of Dhara was not disturbed and it always received the generous patronage of the kings. The scholars, in spite of political disturbances, were devoted to serve the cause of learning in its various branches. During this period scholars were honoured with high posts in the state. Religion and caste were no barriers to promotion. On account of generous patronage the state was
1 See infra, the chapter on Guhilotas.
* IX, Vs. 17, 18
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