The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c31.s7.3

c31.s7.3

The seventh Rāja, named Muñja, who was famous for his learning and eloquence, was not only a patron of poets, but himself a poet of no small reputation, as attested by the anthologies, which include various compositions attributed to his pen. The author Dhanamjaya and his brother Dhanika were among the distinguished scholars who graced his court. His energies were not devoted solely to the peaceful pursuit of literature, much of his time being spent in fighting with his neighbours. Six times the Chalukya king, Taila II, was defeated by him. The seventh attack failed, and Muñja, who had crossed the Godāvarī, Taila's northern boundary, was defeated, captured, and executed about A. D. 995.¹