History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v1.c18.s3.7
History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v1.c18.s3.7
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∗ These insignia are detailed in many later grants also. What is Palidhvaja cannot be determined. Sun, Moon, and Makaratorana or Fish Torana are strangely enough the insignia of royalty even now. They were taken by the Mogul kings also and are enjoyed by the Maharaja Scindia at the present day. It is strange how things stick. To find the Sun, Moon, and fish among the insignia of paramount kingship, so early as the Chālukyas of Bādāmi of 700 A. D. is indeed wonderful.