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At the some time it is not clear whether there was only one city called Champa or there were other cities bearing the same name. In one place there is a reference to Kamdev resident of Champavati in the Year 550 B. C. When a king named Jitasharu ruled there. However from the Story of Varadatta Muni from whose record the fact of the marriage between, Chandapradyota and Angarvati it appears that Mitraprabha ( Chandraprabha ) ruled there and his minister was Dharajhosha. It is not possible that rulers of different names would be governing the same city. Either there must be different cities bearing the name and in case there was only one city rulers of different names might have succeeded to the throne of Champå Nagri in succession and they all must be related by some sort of blood ties. It may be assumed also that kings of different names had a joint rule. Taking time into consideration the former inference appears more reasonable.
Now let us touch the warfare incidents between Kunika and Chetak. King Shrepik with the intention of renunciation and intiation having decided that Kunika his eldest prince should succeed his throne, conferred upon the other two sons. Halla and Vihalla, a garland of Eighteen Lines and an elephant named Sechanaka Kunik reasoning with his other two brothers took his father captive, and confined him to a cell. Subsequently Shrenik committed suicide. Kunika then founded Champācity. Kunik's queen Incited her lord to obtain the garland etc from Halla and Vihall. Halla and Vihalia in hearing of the demand made by Kunik fled from the capital and took resort under the patronage of King Chetak (King of Vaeshali ) their maternal grand father and lived there princely.
Kunik sent a word to Chetak to hand over his brothers to him but chetak bodely replied that Kshatriyas of his types would never hand oven proteges and much less, his own Jrand sons In returning of such a daring response King Kunik with an
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