Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Vol. I, Part I: History of Gujarat c19.s3.t2.20
Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Vol. I, Part I: History of Gujarát c19.s3.t2.20
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The ruler next in importance to the Balhára was the Júz that is the Gurjjara king. It is remarkable, though natural, that the Arabs should preserve the true name of the rulers of Anhilyádá which the three tribe or dynastic names Chápa or Chávra (A.D. 720-956), Solanki or Cáulukya (A.D. 961-1242), and Vághela (A.D. 1249-1290) should so long have concealed. Sulaimán (A.D. 851) notices that the Jurz king hated Musalmáns while the Balhára loved Musalmáns. He may not have known what excellent reasons the Gurjjaras had for hating the Arab raiders from sea and from Sindh. Nor would it strike him that the main reason why the Balhára fostered the Moslem was the hope of Arab help in his struggles with the Gurjjaras.