The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c29.s2.52

v2.c29.s2.52

Prasiddhadhavala was succeeded by his son Bālaharṣa. The Bilhari inscription omits him; but the Benares grant of Karṇa distinctly calls him a *nṛpati*.⁶ So it is certain that he ruled for some time. As that record only praises him in general terms, and most other inscriptions do not mention him at all, he must have had a very short and inglorious reign; and he may have been the king of •Cedi who was ‘impetuously’ defeated by the Candella Yaśovarman.¹ His younger brother Yuvarāja² who succeeded him, is given in the Bilhari inscription the *biruda* Keyūravarṣa.³ The same record gives the following account of his victories: “Who fulfilled the ardent wishes of the minds of the women of Gauḍa, who was a deer to sport on those pleasure-hills—the breasts of the damsels of Karṇāṭa, (*and*) ornamented the foreheads of the women of Lāṭa; who engaged in amorous dalliance with the women of Kaśmīra, (*and*) was fond of the charming songs of the women of Kaliṅga. Up to the Kailāsa... and up to the noble eastern mountain over which the sun shines forth, near the bridge of the waters, and as far as the western sea, too, the valour of his armies brought endless anguish on hostile people.’”⁴ In spite of obvious exaggerations, it is possible that the Kalacuris recovered from the effects of their defeat at the hands of the Candellas under Yuvarāja I, who, following the usual practice of successful kings, raided the countries all round his dominions. The conflict with the Karṇāṭa sovereigns, who must be identified with the Rāṣṭrakūṭa sovereigns of the Deccan, throws interesting light on the relations of these two dynasties. We have seen how intimate was the bond of union between these two royal families. Since the time of Kokkalla, the Kalacuris of Tripurī had formed frequent matrimonial alliances with the Rāṣṭrakūṭas of Malkhed. Even Yuvarāja himself gave his daughter Kundakadevī as a bride to Amoghavarṣa III Vaddiga (*c.* 933-40 A.D.).⁵ The Karhad grant of Kṛṣṇa III (*c.* 940-56 A.D.), seems to indicate that he also, like his father, married a Sahasrārjuna princess.⁶ These matrimonial alliances may be represented by the following table: