The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c31.104

v2.c31.104

According to the Vadnagar *praśasti* Cāmuṇḍa was succeeded by his son Vallabharāja. He 'astonished the circle of earth by his bold deeds. Densely dark smoke, rising from the empire of the Mālava king (*Mālava-bhūpa-cakra*) who quaked on hearing of his marching, indicated the spread of the fire of his anger.'² According to Abu'l-Faz̤l 'Balabha' reigned for 6 months,³ while 'Alī Muḥammad Khān assigns him a reign of 7 months.⁴ As his war with Mālava is confirmed by both literary and epigraphic tradition we may accept it as real. The ruler of Mālava is probably to be identified with Sindhurāja (*c.* 997-1010), the brother of the Paramāra Muñja. The support of the Muslim tradition seems to indicate that the Hindu chroniclers were right in assigning a short reign to Vallabha.⁵ The fact that he died so soon and was succeeded in the course of the same year by his brother Durlabha, seems to explain the omission of his name in some of the later Caulukya inscriptions.⁶