The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c14.s1.t2.2

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Bhillama was succeeded by his son Jaitugi towards the end of A.D. 1191. It was once believed that this prince met his end during the Karnatak campaign of his father, but that view is no longer tenable. The Jaitugi or Jaitrasimha, killed in the Hoysaḷa war, is obviously the person of that name mentioned as Bhillama's feudatory general and minister in a Gadag record.¹ Had Jaitugi, the crown prince, fallen in the war, Hoysaḷa records would not have failed to mention his relationship with the Yādava king; they would certainly not have remained content merely to record his name. In fact, Hemādri definitely mentions him as having ruled, and contemporary records have also been found which refer to his reign and thus support the historian.²