Some Historical Jaina Kings and Heros

Author(s): Kamtaprasad Jain
Publisher: Jain Mitra Mandal

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other kinds of musical shows. In the next year he spent lavishly in repairing a. sacred building, which was called "the Abode of Vidyadharas" and conquered the Rashtrikas and Bhojakas.
In his fifth regnal year Kharavela extended the old canal which had been excavated by'king Nanda 300 years before into the capital from the Tanasuliya Road, and in tha year following he granted certain privileges to the Paura and the Janapada corporations. He also did something notable in this and the next few years, but what it was, is not clear from the defaced record. However, it is conjectured that he got marricd at that time at the age of 31.
In his 8th regnal year Kharavela invaded Magadha and reached as far as Barabar Hills (Gorathgiri) where he killed the defender and captured the fortress of Gorathgiri. The fame of his valour and prowess travelling before him made the Greek King Demetrius evacuate Muttra without a fight. Thereupon Kharavela returned to Kalinga, though only to take the field again a little later. He spent one whole year at home and gave away many gifts and grants to the Brahmanas and Sramanas. He also built on the banks of Prachii a grcat palace called "The Palace of Victory", probably to commemorate his victory over the Greek King, which, no doubt, was a remarkable deed of national cmancipation at the time.