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POLITICAL HISTORY OF N. INDIA FROM JAIN SOURCES
Vigraharāja II (c. 973 A.D.): Simharāja was succeeded by his son Vigraharāja II. According to the Jain prabandhas he was a contemporary of Mūlarāja Caulukya (c. 961-96 A.D.). We have elsewhere described a war of this king with Mülarāja. It is stated in the Prabandha-cintamani that Mūlarāja was attacked simultaneously by the general Bārappa and the ruler of Sākambhari. Mülarāja with the advice of his ministers took shelter in the fort of Kanthā. According to the Hammira-mahākāvya, Vigraharāja killed Mülarāja and devastated the country of Gujarata.I have shown elsewhere that the truth lies between the two statements, that is, Mülarāja was really defeated by him. The Pythviraja-vijaya also confirms this view. The Harsa Stone inscription of his reign assigns him the date V.E. 1030 (c. 973 A.D.).4
Durlabharāja: After him came his younger brother Durlabharāja. A Jain authority known as the Bijapur Stone inscription (V.E. 1053) informs us that he harassed the Naddula prince Mahendra who sought shelter with Dhavala, the Rāştrakūta prince of Hathundi."
His Successors: He was succeeded by his son Govindarāja who is styled in the Bijolia Stone inscription as well as in the two literary sources as Gandu. The Prabandha-kośa credits him with a victory over Sulțān Mahmūd, but we have no support for this statement. Govindarāja was succeeded by his son Väkpati II about whom it is said in the Pythvīrāja-vijaya that he killed Āghāta king Ambaprāsāda.' He was succeeded by his younger brother Vīryārāma who is stated by the Pythvīrāja-vijaya to have been killed by the Paramāra Bhoja--lord of Avanti (c. 999-1055 A.D.). Dr. Bhandarkar assumes that he was one of the sons of Gundu,' while Dr. Ray calls him the son of Vākpati.10
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1 SGM., I, p. 16. 2 Canto II, V. 9: FSTTTT t fast at T i paranta 3 See infra, Chap. IX, II. 4 EI., II, pp. 127 ff. 5 El., x, pp. 17 ff. V. 11: RicSHTaryfseðigreinte .... THICHÈ
सेनानीरिव नीतिपौरुषपरो नैषीत्परा निर्वतिम्। See also HIG., III, N. 238 A., p. 237. & SJGM., VI, p. 133, N. 16. 7 JRAS., 1913, p. 268 and fn. 3, Canto V. Vs. 59-60, 8 Canto V, 67. 9 EI., XXVI, p. go ff. 10 DHNI., II, p. 1069.
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