The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c14.35

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Yādava history again becomes obscure during the fifty years following the death of Siṁharāja. A Yādava king named Seuṇachandra appears to be ruling in the Nasik District in A.D. 1142,¹ but he is unknown to Hemādri. He was succeeded in *c.* 1145 by Mallugi who continued to be loyal to his feudal lord Tailapa III; for we learn that his general Dādā and the latter's son Mahīdhara were a constant menace to the troops of Bijjaṇa who were seeking to oust Tailapa.² Mallugi naturally took advantage of the unsettled times in which he was living and sought to extend his kingdom towards Berar by capturing Paṛṇakheṭa (the modern Patkhed in the Akola District) and then invading the kingdom of the Kākatīya ruler Rudra. This invasion was merely undertaken as a threat and embarrassment to the rulers concerned and did not result in any territorial gains. Mallugi's reign came to an end about A.D. 1160.