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1239 (1182 A.D.). He had two other sons, viz., Lakhanapāla and Abhayapāla and a daughter named Rudaladevi. Rudaladevī is stated in the Sundhā hill inscription to have built a temple of Siva at Jālor. We have the following two dated Jain inscriptions of the reign of Samarasimha, both from Jālor.
The first inscription was found incised on the two lintels of an old mosque, now used as the Topakhānā. It begins with the adoration to Nābheya (Rşabhanātha), and gives the name of Anahila, then Alhaņa and Kirtipāla in the pedigree of Samarasimha. This inscription bears the date V.E. 1239 (c. 1182 A.D.) in the reign of Mahārāja Somasimhadeva, when his son Jojjala was also participating in administration. It records that a mandapa was constructed by Setha Yaśovīra of the śrīmāla caste conjointly with his brothers and all the members of the
goșthi.2
The second one was also found on a lintel in the second storey of the same Topakhānā. It bears four dates. In V.E. 1221 Kumārapāla Caulukya built a temple named Kumāra-vihāra on the fort by name Kāñcanagiri (Suvarnagiri) at Jālor and in V.E. 1242 that temple was rebuilt by the Bhandāri Yasovira in accordance with the orders of the Cāhamāna Samarasimha in V.E. 1242 (c. 1185 A.D.). With the two other later dates referred to there, we have no concern here.3
From these inscriptions we have two dates of Samarasimha, one V.E. 1239 and other 1242 (1182 and 1185 A.D.). They are not politically important. Only his son Jojjala's name appears in the first inscription, who participated in his administration. The Sundhā hill inscription gives more information about him. It states that he built extensive ramparts on the Kāñcanācala (Suvarnagiri) and founded a town Samarapur. He also weighed himself against gold on the Soma festival.
Udayasimha: The Sundhā inscription informs us that Samarasimha was succeeded by his son Udayasimha. But a Jain inscription from the Vimala temple at Mt. Arbuda dated V.E. 1378 mentions Mahanasimha as the son of Samarasimha. This Mahanasimha has been identified with
1 V. 41. 2 EI., XI, 52-54; Jain Lekha-sangraha I, pp. 238–39. 3 Ibid., p. 55; Ibid., p. 239. 4 Vs. 38, 40. 5 V. 42. 6 Arbud Pr. Jain Lekha-Sandoha, Pt. IV, p. 4. 21
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