The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c32.s6.20

v2.c32.s6.20

Aṇahilla was succeeded by his son Bālaprasāda. The Sundha hill inscription states that he forced king Bhīma to release from prison a prince named Kṛṣṇadeva.¹ Kielhorn has suggested that this Kṛṣṇa is to be identified with the Abu Paramāra Kṛṣṇarāja II, the successor of Pūrṇapāla, for whom we have inscriptions dated from 1060-67 A.D.² This incident may indicate that the Paramāras of Abu and the Cāhamānas of Naddula were trying to act in concert so as to check the progress of Caulukya imperialism. Bālaprasāda was succeeded by his brother Jindurāja.³ Only one record, dated in (V.)S. 1132 (*c.* 1075 A.D.), and discovered in the Kāmeśvara Mahādeva temple at Āuwā in the Sojat district of Jodhpur State, has so far been referred to his reign.⁴ The name of the prince in this *Auwa temple inscription* is unfortunately written as Khindrapāla, which in the opinion of some scholars is a mistake for Jindrapāla a variant of the name of Jindurāja. According to the Sundha hill-inscription he 'fought victoriously at Sandera,' which place is identified with modern Sanderao in the Jodhpur State, S. W. of Nadol.⁵ The name of the defeated prince is however unknown; and in view of the hostile relations of this branch with practically all their powerful neighbours, it is uselss to make any guess. The temple of (Śiva) Jendrarājeśvara was apparently founded by Jindurāja.¹ His successor was Pṛthvīpāla, who is reported to have defeated an army of the Gurjara king Karṇa² no doubt the Caulukya prince of that name who ruled in Anhilvada (*c.* 1094-1144 A.D). Pṛthvīpāla was succeeded by his brother Jojalla³ who appears to have continued the successful war against the Caulukyas. The Sundha hill-inscription tells us that he occupied by force Aṇahillapura, the capital of the Caulukya Karṇa to which I have referred elsewhere.⁴