Early History of the Dekkan down to the Mahomedan Conquest c17.58

c17.58

Vinayâditya was succeeded by his son Vijayâditya He appears to have assisted his grandfather in his campaigns against the southern kings and his father in the expedition into the north At one time he was captured by his enemies, though they had been defeated and were retreating Notwithstanding he was in their custody he succeeded in averting anarchy and disturbance in his own country, and when he got off, established his power everywhere and bore all the insignia of supreme sovereignty There is an inscription at Bâdâmî in which it is stated that during his reign, idols of Brahmâ, Vishnu, and Mahesvara were put up at Vâtâpîpura in Saka 621 and the third year of his reign One of his grants was issued in Saka 622 on the full-moon day of Âshâdha and in the fourth year of his reign, another in Saka 627 and in the tenth year, and a third in Saka 651 on the full-moon day of Phâlguna and in the thirty-fourth year of his reign ⁴⁵ On a comparison of all these dates it follows that his reign began in 618 Saka after the full-moon day of Âshâdha corresponding to A D 696 The first two of these grants, and another which bears no date, were found at Nerur in the Sâvantvâdî state ⁴⁶ Vijayâditya had a long reign of thirty-six years