History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c35.s4.2

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He was succeeded by his son Narasiñha who ruled upto 1173 and he was succeeded by his son Vīra Ballāla. This was the geatest king of the line. He defeated Brahma general of the last Chālukya king Someśvara and he also defeated the Yādava king of Devagiri in 1191 A. D. and in effect annexing Kuntala divided the imperial sovereignty of Southern India with those Yādavas. He first assumed the title Mahārājadhirāja of an independent king. He died about 1220 after a long reign and he was succeeded by his son Narasinha. The Hoyasala power declined from his time, though the kingdom remained powerful for about a century more when it was conquered and devastated by Mahomedans under Malik Kafur about 1310 A. D.