History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c34.s2.24

v3.c34.s2.24

He does not appear to have been molested by Mahmud of Ghazni whose raids extended as far as Kālangar of the Chandellas and did not probably go beyond; though Gāngeya's fame was so great that his name is mentioned by Al-Beruni. In Chedi inscriptions nothing particular is recorded about him but he is usually styled Vikramāditya (Ep. Ind. II p. 3). His one inscription found is dated 1037 A. D. (Kielhorn Ep. Ind. VIII) and he must have died about 1038 A. D. Inscriptions state that he retired in old age, resided at Prayāga and died there, one hundred queens burning themselves on his pyre as satīs. This is probably an exaggeration but the fact is mentioned in a Chedi inscription (Ep. Ind. II p. 3).