[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937) › c19.s2.t1.1 # History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c19.s2.t1.1 History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c19.s2.t1.1 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s2.t1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c19.s2.t1.1) The \*Rāso\* alleges that after the conclusion of his conquests Jayacandra prepared to celebrate the \*rājasūya-yajña\* as a mark of universal supremacy, which was to culminate in the \*svayaṃvara\* (self-selection of the bridegroom) of his daughter Saṃyogitā.⁵ Invitations were sent to all the princes to attend the ceremony, but Pṛthvīrāja Cauhan and Samarasiṃha of Mewar refused to come. Jayacandra caused effigies of them to be made of gold, and in order to humiliate them placed these representations in a position that indicated low rank. Pṛthvīrāja took the insult to heart; he suddenly attacked Kanauj and carried away the not-unwilling princess, who appears to have cherished love for him. Cand holds that this friction between Jayacandra and Prithvīrāja was the cause that led to Sihābuddin Ghori's invasion resulting in the fall of both. It is, however, difficult to accept this romantic story as a historical fact, for at this time \*svayamvaras\* and \*rājasūyayajñas\* had become obsolete, and if they had been performed they must have found mention in inscriptions. Moreover, even the \*Rambhāmañjarī\*, of which Jayacandra is the hero, is silent about these ceremonies. Lastly, the available evidence does not indicate that his conquests were so extensive as to justify him in holding a celebration indicative of paramount rank. - [Previous: c19.s2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c19.s2.25) - [Next: c19.s2.t1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c19.s2.t1.2) - [Up: c19.s2.t1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c19.s2.t1) ## Linked texts (2) - [Pṛthvīrāj Rāso](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.raso.prthviraj_raso) — Cand Bardāī, Hindi - [Rambhāmañjarī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.sattaka.rambhamanjari) — Nayacandrasūri, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c19.s2.t1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c19.s2.t1.1) · Pramāṇa