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POLITICAL HISTORY OF N. INDIA FROM JAIN SOURCES plate grants of his reign we have two dates V.E. 1131 (A.D. 1075) and V.E. 1148 (A.D. 1092).1
The Jain sources other than the Duyaśraya-kavya record the valorous deeds of the king. The Sukrta-sar kirtana states that Karņa led an expedition against Mālava and inflicted a defeat on the king. He brought with him an image of Nīlakantha (God Siva) from Dhārā.2 Who was this king of Mālava? We know from other sources that after Bhoja his son Jayasimha ruled over Mälava from 1153 A.D. to 1160 A.D. and he was succeeded by his uncle Udayāditya. It seems, therefore, that Udayāditya might have been a contemporary of Karņa, whom, according to the above authority, he defeated. But the statement of the Sukrta-sarikirtana does not seem to be entirely free from fault, for the Prabandha-cintamani credits Bhima, the father of Karņa, with bringing the image of Siva from Mālava.3 And according to the Pythriraia-vijaya Udayāditya with the help of the Cāhamāna Vigraharāja (III) defeated the Caulukya Karna. This statement of the Pithviraja-vijaya contradicts the statement of the Sukrta-sai kirtana. The Jain inscription known as the Sundhā hill inscription records the fact that Płthvīpāla defeated the army of Karna. It seems that Prthvipāla also helped Udayāditya in the battle. The Hammira-maha kavya of Nayacandrasūri states that the Cāhamāna king Durlabharāja killed Karma in the battle and the Prabandha-kośa mentions that Dūsala, having tied the king of Gujarāta, brought him to Ajmer and made him to sell whey (Takram).? We, however, have no support for these latter versions of the event. On the other hand the early authority, Pythviraja-vijaya, says that this war was waged between Karņa and Udayāditya in which Vigraharāja III assisted Udayāditya.
Karņa soon recovered from the blow inflicted upon him by Udayāditya and his allies. He attacked the Naddula Cāhamana and defeated Sri Yojaka, the brother of Prthvīpāla, who had helped Udayāditya and reduced
1 HIG., II, pp. 18-27. 2 Canto II, V. 23: fra en T arant : f 570571
तन्मूनि सिन्धुप्रथिताध्वसंख्यं प्रैषीद्यशः खं भुवनत्रयेऽपि॥ 3 See supra pp. 102-3. 4 Canto V, Vs. 76-78: Himaal a rhaaalala:
जिगाय गूर्जरं कर्ण तमश्वं प्राप्य मालवः॥ 6 EI., XI, pp. 76-77: qualis f ile afaRTITCHTH 1
प्रत्यक्षोरुविधिः सगुर्जरपतेः कर्णस्य सैन्यापहः॥ 6 Canto II, V. 31: ftuad 7 fart Teuff Taart 1 7 SJGM., VI, p. 133: aa Jafaragtata: 3464 AATSTÍG:
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