History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c9.s2.19

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The Aphsad inscription further informs us that Dāmodaragupta suffered a fatal defeat at the hands of a “Maukhari”,¹ whom we have identified with Sarvavarman. We have also suggested that probably the death of this Later Gupta king was followed by the annexation of Magadha—or at least its western parts—to the Maukhari dominions. The Deo-Baranark inscription² appears to lend welcome support to this theory, since it records the confirmation of a grant by two Maukhari rulers—Sarvavarman and Avantivarman—in the region of Arrah (Shahabad District).