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incorrect in the light of the statement of the present work. The story of the overthrow of Vastupala's minsiterial power also seems to be incorrect. It is not possible that Visaladeva, who got the throne in Samvat 1295, simply through Vastupāla's favour, and whose kingdom was firmly established by him should have wrested the minsiterial seal from Tejahpāla and given it to Nagada. Visaldeva could not have done this, even if he had thought so, as his position could not have been firm and secure in the short period of one year, and the ministers were so powerful and firmly established. In an inscription on Mt. Abu dated 1296 (Vaišākha Sudi 3) Tejahpāla is called Mahāmātya. The change in the ministry, I suppose, was effected after the death of Tejahpāla, which took place laccording to Jinaharsha ten years after that of Vastupāla. In the colophon of a palm-leaf ms. dated Samvat 1303 Tejahpāla is called a mahāmātya in power at Anahillapura.
Who was Sankha ?–It is necessary to clear the confusion created by the editors and translators of the works on Vastupāla about Sankha alias Sangrāmasinha. He was son of Sindhurāja, brother of Sinha, the Chāhamāna king of Lā-adeśa. Sankha was a great warrior and he had repulsed an attack of the army of the Yādava king, Sinhana, on the banks of the Nurbudda. He was once taken prisoner by the Yādava king, but when he was brought before him, his personality induced Sinhana to release him. It is said in the present poem that images of twelve feudatory princes were tied to his left foot with a golden chain. Cambay was formerly in the possession of the king of Lā-a, but it was wrested from him by Viradhavala. Taking advantage of the critical position created by the invasion of Sinhana and the rebellion of the Mārwar kings, he attacked Cambay but was defeated by Vastupāla. For further information the reader is referred to the notes on the Hammīramadamardana in this Series.
Literature about Vastupāla-Literature about Vastupāla-both contemporary and later-is very copious. His magnetic personality, his all-powerfulness at the court of Dholka, his magnificent works of piety and public utility and his highly
1. Mr. T. M. Tripathi. B.A. informs that he has found the following dates of the
deaths of the two brothers in an old leaf of a paper ms. सं० १२९६ महं० वस्तुपालो fao a: o 8308 HEOS: EGO Ta: Thus Tejahpāla's death may be put eight years after that of Vastupāla.
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