The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c30.s4.222.3

v2.c30.s4.222.3

52)......' Encamped on the banks of the Vaṅkṣu,' '¹ he was presented with ' teams of frisky horses' by the Turuṣka, 'whom he had eradicated with ease'; he also ' taught the Kīra chief to utter most flattering, speeches, who on account of the proximity of the Sarasvatī was eloquent beyond measure, and who was like a parrot shut up in a big cage.' (V. 54.) Of this laudatory account Bühler accepted as 'tangible and probably true facts' the expedition undertaken against Tripurī, the well-known capital of the Ḍāhala kingdom, and perhaps some fights with the Turuṣkas or Muslim invaders, when the king was encamped on the bank of the river Vaṅkṣu.² I have suggested elsewhere that the Ḍāhala king defeated by Lakṣmadeva was the Kalacuri Yaśaḥ-Karṇa (*c.* 1073-1125 A.D.).³ It is possible that Lakṣmadeva's victory over the Colas may contain a reference to his conflict with Rajendra Cola II Kulottuṅga (*c.* 1010-1118 A.D.).⁴ The Turuṣkas who came into conflict with the Paramāra were probably the successors of the Yamīnī Maḥmūd who, as we know, made frequent raids into the Ganges-Jumna valley from their strongholds in the Punjab. But besides these two conflicts, I think there may be some historical basis for the other victories which are claimed for the Paramāra king. Though it is clear that much of these statements is mere *praśasti*, yet the references to the king's campaigns in all the directions of the compass may indicate a desperate attempt to revive the lost glory of the Paramāras.