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² The inclusion of Surāshṭra within his empire is proved by the Junāgaḍh Inscription and that of the Cambay coast by silver coins of the 'Bull type'. The type was imitated by Krishṇarāja (Allan, ci), who is to be identified with the king of that name belonging to the Kaṭachchuri family. Krishṇa's son and successor, Śaṁkaragaṇa appropriates the epithets of the great Samudra Gupta His son Buddharāja effected the conquest of Eastern Mālwa early in the seventh century A.D. (c. 609 A.D.: Vadner plates, *Ep. Ind.*, xii, 31 ff.; see also Marshall, *A Guide to Sānchi*, p. 21n). The dynasty was overthrown by the early Chalukyas and it is interesting to note that three of the characteristic epithets of Samudra Gupta are applied to the Chalukya Vijaya-rāja in the Kaira grant; Fleet, *CII*, 14.