History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c16.s1.t4.5

c16.s1.t4.5

The fact that two grants—one in the Kālañjaramaṇḍala first made by his predecessor,¹ and the other in the Gurjaratrā-bhūmi originally made by Vatsarāja and confirmed by Nāgabhaṭa²—fell into abeyance during Rāmabhadra’s reign doubtless points to the same conclusion that he occupied the throne during a period of stress and storm. We have no definite evidence how far he maintained the kingdom intact, but it is certain that his authority continued to be recognised as far distant as Gwalior, where Vaillabhaṭṭa, son of Nāgarabhaṭṭa of the Varjara family, was acting for him in the capacity of the chief of the boundaries.³