The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c31.410.7

v2.c31.410.7

The king’s numerous wars must have drained his treasury, and may have made him increasingly dependent for financial assistance on the Jain community, who appeared to have formed, then as now, the backbone of industry, commerce, and banking in Gujarat. It may not be without significance that Hemacandra himself was a Moḍha Bania by caste, while Udayana, the prime minister was also a rich merchant of the Śrīmāla-vaṁśa.²