History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c18.s1.t1.22

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Besides, the Naihati grant of Ballālasena informs us that Vijayasena “outshone Sāhasāṅka by his deceitless prowess”.² Now, we know from Maheśvara’s *Viśvaprakāśa*³ that there was a sovereign of Gādhipura named Sāhasāṅka, in whose court the author’s grandfather, Śrīkṛṣṇa, lived as a physician. The date when the work was compiled is given as Śaka 1033 or 1111 A. D.,⁴ and since it is usual among native rulers to have old physicians, we may not unreasonably assume that Śrīkṛṣṇa lived upto a very advanced age, and that his patron was no other than Candradeva. Although it may seem fanciful, I venture to suggest that Candradeva asssumed the name or epithet Sāhasāṅka, compounded as it is of *Sāhasa* (valour) and *aṅka* (mark of distinction), in allusion to his proud boast that he “acquired the kingdom of Kānyakubja by the valour of his arm.” Thus if this identification be correct,⁵ we get an epigraphic corroboration that there was some conflict between the Gahaḍavāla king and Vijayasena.⁶