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KUMARAPALA CHAULUKYA. THE JAINA EMPEROR OF WESTERN
INDIA. The foundation of the Chaulukyan empire was laid by Mularija Having conquered Gujarat in A. D. 941, he settled there and made Annalilavada his capital. Under the aggressive policy of his successors, the kingdom of Annalilavada rose to the position of an empire. It was the richest if not the most warlıhc cmpire of India. 4t one time, it comprised cighteen principalities extending from the hilly regions of the Hindukush to the plains of Maharashtra The chiefs of Kalyana, the princes of Saurashtra, the Ravals of Chittore, the Raos of Sapadhlaksha, the kings of Malwa the Chahamans of Marwar all owed allegrance to the Emperor of Anahılavada and did him homage. During the reign of Bhima I, in A D 1024 Mahmud of Ghazni invaded Gujarat, captured Somnath and sacked Anahilavada.
The wealth abstracted as reported in the history of the conquerors by this scourge of India though deemed incredible would obtain belief if the commercial riches of Anhilvad could be appreciated. It was to India what Venice was to Europe, the entre pot of the
