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VIJAYARĀJA PARAMĀR OF JĀLORE
Ram Vallabh Somani
Jālore, Bhinmäl, Kirādu and a few other parts of Western Rajasthan remained under the possession of the Paramārs for a considerable tice. A copper plate of V.E. 1160 of Paramār Vijayarāja of Jālore was receatly noticed by Laxman Bhai Bhojak in Vol. VII of the Sambhodhi (Ahmed abad). It mentions that when Vijayarāja was ruling over Jālore his subordinate vassal Mithina pāla's son Puranarāja held the village Bāņdhan. Vādā (Distt. Jālore) in Jagir. However the copper plate does not supply and further information about him.
The Jodhpur Museum inscriptionl of V.E, 1174 records that Paramār Visal held Jālore. His queen Melādevi put the svarnakalasa on a temple named Sindhurajeśvara. The word "Sindhurājeśvara gives a hint that the said temple was erected by Paramār Sindhurāja, the ancestor of the Paramärs of Kirādu. His name appears as a progenitor2 in the inscription of V.E. 1218 of Kirādu and the Jodhpur Museum copperplate of v.e. 1239. But it is difficult to find his relations with Vijayaraja and Visala. The inscription of V E. 1174 referred to above from the reign of Paramār Visala names Vākpatirāja, Chandana, Devarāja, Aparăjita. Vijjala, Dharāvarśa and Visala. But no name of Sindhurāja appears in the genealogy. A broken copper plate3 of V.E. 1165 from Bhiomal published by R.C. Agrawala belongs to the family of Visala. It mentions the name of Paramār Vijayarāja as a ruling prince of Jālore and the family of Visal had its sway over Sabārā mandala (Distt. Jālore ). This proves that upto V.E. 1165 Vijayarāja was having his incessant possession over Jalore and the family of Visal was his subordinate. An inscription of v.e. 1168 edited by the Author, from the temple4 of Auwä (Distt. Pāli records the name of Vijayaraja as a ruling prince. But it does not have any family indentity. Therefore, it is difficult to connect him with Paramar Vijayaraja of Jälore. Apparently Auwā formed part of the Caubān King. dom of Nadol.
From the above discussion, it is clear that Vijayaråja held Jälore from V.E. 1160 to 1165 and the families of Mithin a pāla and Visala served a3 his subordinates, Paramār Visala captured Jālore between V.E. 1165 to 1174 from Vijayarāja or his descendant.
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