Ancient History of the Deccan c6.s4.7

c6.s4.7

The origin of this dynasty is obscure [the legend given in the “grant of Vira-Choḍa,” S. I. I., Vol. 1., page 50, has nothing historical in it ]. In 1905, (J. R. A. S., for 1905, page 360) Fleet found out that the hypotheses formed on this subject were all of them baseless. I shall, however, make a remark: the grant of Uṇḍivâṭika (Ep. Ind., Vol. VIII., page 163) which is probably dated in the first half of the VI century says that the commander of the fort of Harivâtsakoṭṭa was a certain Jayasimha (see also Ind. Ant., Vol XXX). Can this Jayasimha be the founder of the Châḷukya dynasty?