Early History of the Dekkan down to the Mahomedan Conquest c21.5

c21.5

The Yâdavas of the north were not slow to take advantage of the unsettled condition of the country to extend their power and territory Mallugi seems to have been engaged in a war with Vijjaṇa A person of the name of Dâdâ was commander of his troops of elephants and is represented to have gained some advantages over the army of the Kalachuri prince. He had four sons of the names of Mahîdhara, Jahla, Sâmba, and Gaṅgâdhara. Of these Mahîdhara succeeded his father and is spoken of as having defeated the forces of Vijjana.² But the acquisition of the empire of the Châlukyas was [106] completed by Mallugi's son Bhillama. He captured a town of the name of Śrîvardhana from a king who is called Antala, vanquished in battle the king of Pratyandaka, put to death the ruler of Maṅgalareshṭaka, (Maṅgalveḍhem), of the name of Villana, and having obtained the sovereignty of Kalyâṇa, put to death the lord of Hosala who was probably the Hoysala Yâdava Narasiṁha, the father of Vîra Ballâḷa.³ The commander of his elephants was Jahla, the brother of Mahîdhara, and he is represented to have rendered Bhillama's power firm. He led a maddened elephant skilfully into the army of the Gûrjana king, struck terror into the heart of Malla, frightened the forces