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THE DYNASTIES OF RAJASTHANA
in V.E. 1181-82 (c. 1125-26 A.D.). Sura tra, therefore might have been conquered before A.D. 1125-26. The Dohad inscription of the reign of Jayasimha dated V.E. 1196 (c. 1140 A.D.) tells us that the lords of Surastra and Malava1 were thrown into prison by Jayasimha.
According to the Dvyasrava-kavya the first achievement of Jayasimha might have been his fight with Barbaraka who was troubling the sages of the time. It is said that he had come with his men as far as Śristhalapura (Siddhapur) on the Sarasvati and devastated the holy place and the temple of Svayambhu Rudra etc. He was assisted by the younger brother of the king of Antardhanadeśa. As the followers of Barbaraka are described as Raksasas he might have been a leader of some non-aryan tribe. Dr. Bhagavanlal Indraji conjectures the modern Babarias of Babariavāḍa in the South Kathiawar to be the descendants of Barbaraka. Hemacandra states that in the first encounter Jayasimha's army could not stand, and Jayasimha imperilled his life as he rushed forward alone and struck a blow on the head of Barbaraka with his sword which broke into two. Then they wrestled with each other and Barbaraka was overpowered and imprisoned. But on the request of Barbaraka's wife, Pingalika, he was released and henceforth became an adherent of the king. This defeat of Barbaraka has also been referred to by a Jain work, namely, Vagbhaṭalankara, which states: 'He defeated in battle, Barbaraka the naktamcara that is Raksasa.' The commentator on that work confirms this by stating Jayasimha as 'Babbar-jignu." According to Jinamandana, the author of the Kumarapala-prabandha, Jayasimha acquired the title 'Siddharaja by subduing Barbaraka.' The Ujjain fragmentary stone inscription dated V.E. 1196 refers to Varbaraka-jişņu as one of the titles of Jayasimha. Jayasinha was called Siddha because he subjugated Barbaraka.
We are informed from a Jain colophon of Navapadalaghu-vytti dated in the month of Jyestha of V.E. 1192 (c. 1135 A.D.) that Jayasimha assumed one more title Avantinatha. Prior to this colophon we have another colophon still earlier by three months, in the month of Phalguna of V.E. 1191 1 IA., X, pp. 158 - 60 : श्रीजयसिंहदेवोऽस्ति भूपो गुर्जरमण्डले ।
येन कारागृहे क्षिप्ती मुराष्ट्र मालवेश्वरी ॥
DV., Canto XII, Vs. 5-90 and Canto XIII, V. 2.
• Chapter IV, V. 125 येन नक्तंचरः सोऽरि युद्धे वरको जितः ।
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4 Ibid., p. 17: जय जय बब्बर जि... . भूप जयसिंह....।
● सिद्ध पर्वका सिद्धराजस्ततोऽभवत् ।
ASI., WC., 1921, pp. 54-55. SJGM., XVIII, p. 103 विजयराज्य एवं काले प्रवर्तमाने..
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