The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c32.s4.127

v2.c32.s4.127

By his combination of military gifts with literary merit Vigraharāja seems to have revived the memory of such rulers as Muñja and Bhoja. But, unlike them, he seems to have escaped a tragic end. The *Pṛthvīrāja-vijaya* declares that with his death the name of 'the friend of the poets' disappeared.⁴ He was succeeded by his son Apara-Gāṅgeya⁵ and the latter by Pṛthvībhata, the son of the eldest son of Sudhavā (*i.e.*, Jugadeva?). The following inscriptions are known for this prince's reign :