The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest c8.s15.122

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As we have already seen, in A.D. 1167 Bijjala abdicated in favour of his eldest son Sômêśvara, who, to distinguish him from the Western Châlukya king of the same name who was almost contemporaneous with him, will be most conveniently spoken of by that form of his name, viz. Sôvidêva, which occurs most frequently in the records of his time.² He had the birudas of Bhujabalamalla, "the powerful wrestler," and Râya-Murâri, "a very Vishnu among kings."³ He used the paramount epithets and titles of samastabhuvanâśraya, śrîprithivîvallabha; Mahârâjâdhirâja, and Paramêśvara⁴; and he was also styled Kalachurya-Chakravartin and Kalachurya-bhuja-bala Chakravartin. His wife, or one of his wives, was Sâvaḷadêvî, who is described, not only as highly skilled in music and dancing, but also as displaying her accomplishments in public,—a performance, which the less generous Hindû customs of the present day would