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was the Guhila prince Jaitrasimha (V.E. 1270-1309, 1273-1312 A.D.)1 This statement certainly indicates the struggle between the two.
The later Jain work Pravácana-pariksa assigns four years for his reign, while a Pattāvali gives two months twelve days only. The only copper plate of his reign discovered so far is dated V.E. 1299.3
Visaladeva: A colophon of the Jain MS Yogāśastra noted above informs us that in V.E. 1295 Vīsaladeva was already enjoying the post of Mahamandaleśvara and Mahārāņaka. Perhaps, he was raised to this post soon after the death of his father Vīradhavala. The throne of Anahilapātaka was still occupied by Bhīma II, the inscriptions and colophons of MSS of his reign confirm this. Another colophon of Deśi-nāmamāla establishes the fact that in V.E. 1298 Vīsaladeva held the same post when Lūnasimha, the son of minister Tejaḥpāla, was governing the kingdom from Bharonca.5 The Vicaraśreri states that Sri Viradhavalabandhu Sri Visaladeva succeeded to the throne of Pațan in V.E. 1300.6 Another Jain work, the Pravacanapariksa, gives his accession date as V.E. 1302.7 But in presence of the early reference we may, however, discard the later statements. A definite proof of his kingship is furnished from a colophon of the Ācāranga-niryukti which is dated as early as V.E. 1303 and invests him with the title Maharājādhirāja.8
The Jain prabandhas are almost silent about his achievements although he enjoyed a reign of 18 years. From other sources it appears that he was a military leader of great capacity. He fought a number of battles with the king of Mālava, the two Yādava kings Sinhaņa and Kisna, and with the kings of Mewar and Karnataka.9
We have no Jain inscription of his reign, but several colophons of the Jain MSS so far discovered enable us to get some information about his ministers and generals. A colophon dated 1295 of a Jain MS tells us that Vijayasimha was dadādhipati (general) when Visaladeva was raised to the post of Mahāmadaleśvara Raņaka.10 The colophon dated 1298 states that
i Rajapūtānā kā Itihās, I, p. 411, fn. I. 2 GMRI., P. 396. 3 I A., VI, p. 208. 4 SJGM., XVIII, p. 121. 5 Ibid. p. 123. 8 JSS., II, Pt. IV, p. 9. ? P. 272. 8 SJGM., XVIII, p. 124. 9 GMRI., pp. 399-402. 10 SIGM., XVIII, p. 12I.
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