The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c30.s4.314

v2.c30.s4.314

Vindhyavarman was succeeded by his son Subhaṭavarman, known also as Subhaṭa, corrupted into Sohaḍa, in popular tradition. By the time this prince ascended the throne of Dhārā, the position of the Paramāras had become so well consolidated in their home-kingdom that they were able to undertake expeditions into the territory of their Caulukya rivals. The grants of his successors claim that “the fire of prowess of that conqueror of the quarters (i.e., Subhaṭavarman) whose splendour was like the sun's, in the guise of a forest fire (*dāvāgni*) even to-day blazes in the *pattana* of the blustering Gūrjara (*Garjjad-Gūrjara-pattane*).”³ This claim is supported by the statement of the Jain writer Merutuṅga, who tells us that during the reign of the Caulukya Bhīma II, “the Mālava king Sohaḍa advanced to the border of Gujarat, with the intention of devastating the country.”⁴