The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c13.s2.3

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Jaṭā Chōḍa Bhīma ruled Vengi for twenty-seven years from A.D. 973 to 1000, a period which is usually described in the later Eastern Chāḷukya inscriptions as an interregnum. Bhīma compares himself, in the only record of his reign which has yet come to light,¹ with Guṇaga Vijayāditya, from whom he proudly traces his descent. The comparison is not entirely without significance. None among the kings of Vengi excepting Guṇaga either fought with so many enemies or bore sway over such an extensive territory as did Bhīma. He defeated the kings of Aṅga, Kaliṅga, Vaidumba, and Drāviḍa and in the heyday of his glory exercised authority over the entire coastal region from Mahendragiri to Conjeevaram and from the Bay of Bengal to the frontiers of Karnatak.