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Historical data in the Tilakamanjart of Dhanapala
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while he was yet a minor and Sindhuraja became the king Dr. Bhatia has accepted the geneology as under
Paramara
Upendraraja-791-818 A. D.
Vairisimha I 818-843 A. D.
Sıyaka I 843-868 A D
The unnamed ruler-868-893 A. D. Krsnaraja alias Vakpatı I 893-918 A D. Vairisimha II 919-945 A. D.
I
Harga alias Sıyakadeva II 945-974 A D.
I
Vakpatı II 974-994 A. D
Sindhuraja-997-1010 A. D.
Bhoja the Great, 1011-1055 A D
Hence Kranaraja Vakpati I 893-918-A. D. might have been Vakpatiraja mentioned by Padmagupta (XI 80, p. 173) and not the Vakpaturaja, author of Gaudavadha mentioned by Rajasekhara, Dhanapala, Soddhala, Kalbana and others, because, he flourished in the reign period of Yasovarman of Kanauj (733-753 A.D.) as a great poet of renown. Hence, the historicity of the account given by Dhanapala stands amply established.
Apart from the Paramāra lineage, Dhanapala has depicted the history of the race of Iksvaku descended down from Dilipa, Raghu and Dasaratha and reigning supreme over Ayodhya, their hereditary capital.55 Meghavahana,56 the Lord of the Earth (medinipati) endowed with the acquisition of the huge circle of the Earth through enormous power of might (Prabhogaktı)", enormous army personnel, enormous dignity, enormous affluence, by virtue of regard on account of being the king of the present age or by virtue of regard he owed so or owed from the present generation of kings, 58 being an erjoyer of some part of this region of Bharata, sprung from the Iksvaku race has been described by him as the main hero of his romance. His queen Madiravati was a scion of the Ksatriya race, 59-(Upajātajanmana mahati murdhabbisikta-kṣatriyasamamnaye mananiya) For long they had no son but got one after propitrating Śri at the instance of a Vidyadhara sage, whom they baptised Harivahana. There is allusion to and description of Samaraketu, son of Candrketu, the king of the Simhalas, 60 Kusumasekhara the Lord of the Kancy having Gandharvadatta for his spouse and Malayasundari for his daughter. Vajrayudha has been described as the Commander-in-chief and administrator of Dakşınapatha under the errands
