The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest c8.s6.31

c8.s6.31

mîdhara, the lion of Bhambhâgiri, was reduced, the ruler of Dhârâ was besieged by means of troops of horses, and the whole of the country in the possession of Ballâla was taken. All this was but a child's play to King Singhaṇa.”¹ Jajjalla must have been a prince belonging to the eastern branch of the Chedi dynasty that ruled over the province of Chhattisgarh, for that name occurs in the genealogy of that dynasty.² The name Kakkûla I would identify with Kokkala which was borne by some princes of the western branch of the family, the capital of which was Tripura or Tevur. The kings of Mathurâ and Kâsî were killed by him in battle, and Hammîra was vanquished by but a boy-general of Singhaṇa³ In an inscription also at Tilivalli in the Dhârvâḍ District, he is represented to have defeated Jajalladeva, conquered Ballâla the Hoysaḷa king, subdued Bhoja of Panhâḷâ, and humbled the sovereign of Mâlava.⁴ He is also spoken of as “the goad of the elephant in the shape of the Gûrjara king.”⁵ We have an inscription of his at Gaddaka dated 1135 Śaka, which shows that Vîra Ballâla must have been deprived of the southern part of the country before that time.⁶ Singhaṇa is represented as reigning at his capital Devagiri.⁷