[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931) › v2.c29.s2.212 # The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c29.s2.212 The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c29.s2.212 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c29.s2.212](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c29.s2.212) Alhaṇadevī was therefore a relative of the Paramāra kings of Malwa. We have seen that Yaśaḥ-Karṇa was severely defeated by the Paramāra Lakṣmadeva. But during the first half of the 12th century the Paramāras appear to have been driven westward across the Betwa by a revival of the Candella power under Madanavarman (\*c.\* 1129-63 A.D).³ In the Mau inscription of the Candellas we are told that before Madanavarman the Cedi king always fled vanquished in fierce fight.⁴ I have pointed out elsewhere that this Cedi king was probably Gayā-Karṇa.⁵ The discovery of the Panwar hoard of coins⁶ of Madanavarman seems to indicate that Baghelkhand, to the North of the Kaimur range, was probably annexed by the Candellas. The Kalacuris had already lost some of their fairest provinces in the Ganges valley to the Gāhaḍavālas in the reign of Yaśaḥ-Karṇa. During this reign they fully lost their hold on South Kosala, the Tummāṇa branch of the family having become completely independent.¹ The victories of the Candellas must have made their condition still worse. Common danger and the instinct of self-preservation may have therefore compelled the Paramāras and Kalacuris to forget their old hatred. The marriage of Gayā-Karṇa with the grand-daughter of Udayāditya may in that case be regarded as a tangible symbol of friendship between the Paramāras and the Kalacuris. - [Previous: v2.c29.s2.211](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c29.s2.211) - [Next: v2.c29.s2.213](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c29.s2.213) - [Up: v2.c29.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c29.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c29.s2.212](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c29.s2.212) · Pramāṇa