The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c19.s5.1
The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c19.s5.1
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A *Veraval inscription* dated in V. S. 1442 (A.D. 1384) gives us the name of prince (*Nṛpa*) Bharma of the *Rāṣṭroḍa-vaṁśa*.² Veraval is a port in the State of Junagarh, in Kathiawar, situated in Lat. 20°33′ N. and Long. 70°26′ E. The inscription reveals the existence of Rāṣṭrakūṭa chiefs in Kathiawar even after the Muslim conquest in 1299 A.D., and is chiefly interesting as it supplies the form *Rāṣṭroḍa* which shows the gradual vernacularisation of the word Rāṣṭrakūṭa towards modern Rāṭhoḍa or Rāṭhor.