History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v1.c14.s1.38

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The above account requires to be co-ordinated with the history of other countries and we shall try to do so. Here it may be noted that a gloss in the commentary of Rājataraṅginī, says Trigarta meant Nagarakota and Takka country meant अट्टकीनदीतटे शकरदो नाम and on गुर्जरदेश the remark is लघुगुर्ज्याराटदेशः. These remarks show that Śankaravarman’s Digvijaya was confined to the countries about Kashmir, to the Gujar king in the Panjab and the Shahi king in Kabul. He conquered the Daradas on the east and the Turushkas on the west and the north only nominally. Who Thakkiya was is not clear but he must have been king of Rājapur overthrown by Bhoja, Pratihāra king of Kanauj who ruled about that time. The Shahi king Lalliya seems to have taken refuge with the Gujar king and his country remained under Kashmir not being returned as usual to the subjugated monarch. This was eventually done, for the country seems to have again risen after Śankaravarman’s death. His minister Prabhākaradeva suppressed the rebellion but restored the Shahi dynasty by placing Toramāna son of Lalliya on the Shahi throne at Kabul (V, 233.)