The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c31.393

v2.c31.393

The second war that was waged by Kumārapāla in connection with his struggle with the Cāhamāna Arṇorāja was against the Paramāra principality of Candrāvatī in Abu. The *Kumārapāla-carita* tells us that when he was fighting with Arṇorāja, Vikramasiṁha, the lord of Candrāvatī, rebelled against him. So after his victory against the northern ruler, he advanced towards Candrāvatī and after capturing the city imprisoned its ruler.⁴ According to this authority, the throne of Candrāvatī was given to Vikramasiṁha's nephew Yaśodhavala.⁵ The authenticity of this tradition is shown by the Mount Abu *praśasti* of Tejaḥpāla (V. S. 1287), which tells us that the Arbuda Paramāra Yaśodhavala "quickly killed Ballāla the lord of Mālava, when he had learnt that he had become hostile to the Caulukya king Kumārapāla."⁶ From the wording of this passage we may conclude that Yaśodhavala was a feudatory of Kumārapāla.