The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c20.22.6

v1.c20.22.6

In describing her lineage, the *nāyikā* in the *Karpūramañjarī* gives the name of the ruler of Kuntala in the Deccan as *Vallabha-rāja*.³ The title *Vallabha-rāja* was assumed by the Rāshṭrakūṭa Dantidurga and the designation Balharī (بلهري) of Mānkīr (مانكير) applied by the Arabs to the Rāshṭrakūṭa sovereigns of the Deccan was only a corruption of this epithet.⁴ The Rāshṭrakūṭas and the Gurjara-Pratīhāras were warring with each other since the days of Dhruva Nirupama and Vatsa, and it is quite likely that the hostilities continued up to the time of Mahīpāla. The Gurjaras were at this time at the height of their power, and it is not at all improbable that Mahīpāla may have even carried on a raid into the heart of his enemies’