The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c28.29.3

v2.c28.29.3

For though the brothers are repeatedly referred to in the inscriptions as having added ‘radiance’ to the family of the Candrātreya princes, it is significant that they are seldom given the epithets of sovereign rulers, and are on the contrary often simply called heroes (*vīra*).¹ We may therefore conclude with some probability that Vijayaśakti, who succeeded his elder brother as the head of the family, was still a subordinate chief, possibly of the Gurjara-Pratīhāra Bhoja or his son Mahendrapāla (*c.* 893-907 A.D.). The position of Rāhila, Vijayaśakti's son and successor, does not appear to have been different from that of his father. He is mentioned only in two of the Candella inscriptions so far discovered; and in both of them he is merely praised in conventional phrases for his bravery and victories. Thus in the Khajraho inscription of Dhaṅga, the royal *praśasti-kāra* says: "Thinking of whom (Rāhila) the enemies enjoy little sleep at night.