The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c32.s4.145

v2.c32.s4.145

These inscriptions range from 1224 to 1226 V.S., corresponding to *c.* 1167-1170 A.D. As the last recorded date of his predecessors is A. D. 1164 and the first of his successors A.D. 1170, Pṛthvībhaṭa's reign appears to have been short. It has been assumed that his succession to the throne was not peaceful. The Dhod stone-inscription mentioned above is reported to contain a statement that he won a victory over the king of Sākambharī by the strength of his arms.³ This seems to indicate that Apara-Gāṅgeya, who according to the *Pṛthvīrāja-vijaya* died unmarried, was forcibly removed from his throne by him. The only important point in Pṛthvīrāja's reign is his conflict with the Muslims, which is revealed by the Hansi stone-inscription. If the identification of ‘Pamcapura’ with ‘Pāchapattana’ on the Sutlej is accepted, he must have had some success in these conflicts against the Yamīnī prince Khusrau Malik Tāj ud-Daulah (1160-86), who is described by Minhāj as ‘of excessive mildness and beneficence……but addicted to pleasure.’⁴