The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c32.s7.81

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These five inscriptions give us dates from V. S. 1319 (A. D. 1262) to 1334 (*c.* 1278 A. D.) for the reign of Cāciga. From an inscription originally found at Burtra (Budhatra), but now deposited at the Ajmer Museum it appears that Cācigadeva, or Cāca, as he is called, had a queen named Lakṣmīdevī from whom he had a daughter called Rūpādevī.⁴ There is some doubt as to his successor. We have inscriptions dated in the years 1339 to 1355 V. S. (*c.* 1282-1298 A. D.) for a prince named Sāmantasiṁha which were discovered at Bhinmal, Sanchor, Jolor and the neighbouring regions.⁵ But unfortunately none of these mention the name of his father. Rajput bardic traditions however unanimously speak of Sāmantasimha as the son of Udayasimha.¹ As the dates and provenance of his records also show that he must have succeeded Udayasimha in the region over which the latter ruled, he may be accepted as his son. Rūpādevī² of the Burtra inscription (V. S. 1340 = A. D. 1284) was therefore a sister of Sāmantasimha. A Jalor inscription of Sāmantasimha, dated in V. S. 1353 (*c.* 1296 A. D.) gives the name of Kānhadadeva ''as subsisting on the lotus feet'' of the Cāhamāna prince 'and bearing the burden of administration.'³ This probably indicates that Kānhada was a son of Sāmantasimha who was acting as the *Yuvarāja* at the time of the inscription. This conclusion is supported by the bardic chronicles of Rajputana.⁴ This Kānhadadeva is certainly to be identified with ''Kaner Deo,'' the Raja of Jalor who was a feudatory of 'Alā ud-Dīn Khaljī (A. D. 1296-1316).⁵