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these princes. I have elsewhere shown that one of them was Jālor Cāhamāna Udayasinha who is credited in the Sundhā hill inscription to have remained unconquerable by Gurjara king. · The Hammira-mada-mardana refers to another conflict with Cāhamāna Sankha who invaded Cambay, the territory occupied by Vīradhavala.3 The Vasanta-vilāsa also states that when Lavaņaprasāda and Vīradhavala were engaged with Yadava Simhaņa and the Mārwar kings, Sankha, taking advantage of this critical position, demanded the surrender of Cambay from Vastupāla. He threatened the minister and tempted him with bribes, but all his efforts proved of no avail. A fierce battle took place between Vastupāla and Sankha, in which the latter suffered a crushing defeat. The Sukrta-kirti-kallolini also supports this wars. The Prabandha-cintamani and the Prabandha-kośa attribute some other causes of this war which I have described elsewhere.
The Prabandha-kośa records yet another war of Vīradhavala with the feudatory of Godhra. It refers to the name of this chief as Ghughula.? The Hammira-mada-mardana mentions the name of this chief as Vikramāditya.8 The Kirti-kaumudi, a contemporary work, also supports this event.8 According to the Prabandha-kośa this struggle was led by minister Tejahpāla. 10 Ghughula is stated to have looted the traders coming from Gujarāta. Tejahpāla captured him and took away his large property. We, however, have no support of this statement from any other sources.
Another important struggle with the Yādava king of Deccan is also recorded by the Jain chroniclers. It is stated that attracted by the internal mismanagement of Gurjara empire, the Yādava king ran over the territories of Gujarata adjoining his countries and at the best could reach as far as Broach. The Kirti-kaumudi records one attack of Simhana as far as the banks of the Narmadā when Lavanaprasāda and Viradhavala were engaged in putting down the rebellion of the Mārwar kings.11 The Hammira-mada
1 Canto IV, V. 55. 2 EI., IX, pp. 76-77. 3 GOS., X, pp. 5-6 and 16. 4 GOS., VII, Canto V, Vs. 16-109. 5 Ibid., X, p. 86. Vs. 138-140. & See infra, the Cāhamānas of Lāța. ? SJGM., IV, p. 107. 8 GOS., X, Act II, p. II. 9 Canto V, V. 257. 10 SJGM., IV, p. 107. 11 Canto IV, V. 69.
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