Early History of the Dekkan down to the Mahomedan Conquest c21.13

c21.13

Bhillama then endeavoured to extend his territory farther southwards, but he was opposed by Vîra Ballâḷa, who, as we have seen, had been pushing his conquests northwards It was a contest for the possession of an empire and was consequently arduous and determined Several battles took place between the two rivals, and eventually a decisive engagement was fought at Lokkıguṇḍı, now Lakkuṇḍı, in the Dhârvâḍ District, in which Jaitrasımha, who is compared to "the right arm of Bhillama" and must have been his son, was defeated and Vîra Ballâḷa became sovereign of Kuntala The inscription in which this is recorded bears the date Saka 1114 or A D 1192,⁶ and Vıra Ballâḷa who made the grant recorded in it was at that time encamped with his victorious army at Lokkıguṇḍı, from which