Early History of the Dekkan down to the Mahomedan Conquest c18.55

c18.55

As regards the next king there is some confusion in the Karḍâ plates The Sângalî grant, however, is clear Indra married a lady from the Haihaya family of Chedi again Her name was Vijâmbâ,⁴³ and she was the daughter of Aṅgaṇadeva, the son of Arjuna, who was the eldest son of Kokkala, mentioned above. By her Indra had a son named Govinda, who is the last king noticed in the Sângalî grant, since it was issued by him. But according to the Khârepâṭan grant, Govinda was the younger brother of a prince named [72] Amoghavarsha.³ The immediate successor of Indra, therefore, was Amoghavarsha, and after him his younger brother Govinda came to the throne. And this is confirmed by the Kardâ plates also. Amoghavarsha and Govinda are there meant to be mentioned as the two sons of Ambâ, who is the same as the Vîjâmbâ of the Sângalî plate. But in the text of the grant Govinda and Ambâ form one compound, so that the translators of the grant call the lady Govindâmbâ, which certainly is an unique or an absurd name. Thus they drop king Govinda altogether.⁴ But the