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2. THE AUTHORS: AKALANKA on the throne. A reward of gift1, made by Dantidurga, is found in Sāmangada, Kolhapur District, which bears the date, Saka 675 (753 A.D.). It speaks of his glorious valour and victory. The copper-plate referring to Krsnarāja has been published by the Bhārata Samsodhaka Mandala2. Its date lies, according to English calender, in September 758. Dr. Altekar admits the year of Coronation of Krşņa I, at the age of fortyfive, as 756 A.D3.
There is reference to Mānyapura before the time of Amoghavarşa ; on the contrary, there is nothing to prove that Mānyakheta was not the capital before Amoghavarşa. Even conceding to the fact that Amoghavarsa made Māngakheta his capital, it can be said that Mānyapura-Mānyakheta. had strong affinity with the Rāstrakūtas by the time of the author of Kathākoșa and it is for this reason that Krşņa, the Subhatunga, is referred to as the king of Mānyakheta.
(2) Puruşottama, the minister of Subhatunga : Though we do not have data other than K to prove that Purusottama was the minister ; even then, it is not impossible that Purusottama might have been a feudal king or a minister of Subhatuñga.
(3) Debates at the Court of Himašītala of Kalinga : Dr. Jyotiprasad4 has attempted in his article, 'Akalanka Paramparāke Mahārāja Himašitala, to identify King Nagahusa, Mahābhavagupta IV (619-644 A.D.) of lunar dynasty of Trikalinga with Himaśitala. But he starts with the presupposition that Samvat 700, as written in Akalarikacarita, is the same as Vikrama Samvat 700 ; naturally, he has sought to find out any king of V.S. 700 (643 A.D.); therefore, when he found Nagahusa of the said period he identified him with Himaśītala.
But in the light of a correct interpretation of the said Samvat as Saka
other arguments shown later on, it is proved that Akalanka's date is 720-780 A.D.; hence, the identification by Jyotiprasad Jain is not valid5. (III) The Problem of Nikalarka :
According to Pt. Kailaschandraji it is just impossible to hold the historicity of Nikalakra for obvious reasons: that Akalarka hims silent about Nikalarika, who risked his own life to save his brother (Akalarika) to serve the cause of Jaina literature are unthinkable facts of his
1 IA. vol. 11, p. 111; see also BPRV. vol. III, p. 26. 2 The Rāsttakūtas and their Times p. 44. 3 ibid. * Jñānodaya, vol. II, Nos. 17-21. 5 Vide Hindi Intro. p. 15 and section : Date of Akalanka, p. 55
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