The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c31.12

v2.c31.12

The Gujarat chronicles give us a rather romantic, if unreliable, story of this dynasty's origin. This can be briefly summarised as follows. The Cāpotkaṭas,¹ commonly known as Cāvaḍās,² ruled in Pañcāsara³ in the period *c.* 720-956 A.D. During the reign of Sāmantasiṁha, *alias* Bhuvaṭa, the last prince of this line, Rāji, Bīja, and Daṇḍaka, the 3 sons of Bhuvanāditya, the ruler of Kalyāṇa-kaṭaka in Kanauj⁴ started incognito in the guise of beggars on a pilgrimage to Somnath. On their way back they attended a cavalry-parade held by Sāmantasiṁha. A criticism made by Rāji, on some of the cavalry movements pleased Sāmantasiṁha, who, taking him to be the scion of some noble family, gave him his sister Līlādevī in marriage. Līlādevī died pregnant, and the child, who was taken alive from his dead mother's womb, was called Mūlarāja, because the operation was performed, when the Mūla constellation was in power. Mūlarāja grew up an able and popular prince, and, having slain his uncle, usurped his throne.⁵