190:. Hemachandra told Kumarapala that Ajayapala was not fit to be a king, and recommended Pratapamalla instead. Balachandra, a wicked disciple of Hemachandra and a friend of Ajayapala, overheard this conversation. He informed Ajayapala, who promised to make him the royal preceptor upon becoming the king. After Hemachandra's death, Kumarapala fell ill with grief. Ajayapala mixed poison in his milk, and hid the only known antidote. Kumarapala died of poisoning, and Ajayapala succeeded him. This legend has been repeated by other chroniclers such as Rajashekhara and Jinamandana with minor variations.
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The 14th century chronicler
Merutunga was the earliest Jain writer to present Ajayapala in a negative light. He gives the following account of Ajayapala's misdeeds: Ajayapala began destroying the temples constructed by Kumarapala, although he stopped such activities after hearing sarcastic remarks of
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The Jain writers before
Merutunga, including those contemporary to Ajayapala, do not mention any anti-Jain activities of Ajayapala. For example, Yashahapala describes Ajayapala as a great king, and describes himself as a "swan on the lotus-like feet of Ajayadeva" (that is, Ajayapala). Somaprabha, in
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states that the king of
Jangala-desha (that is, Sapadalaksha) had to give a gold pavilion and some elephants to Ajayapala as a punishment. Another writer Arisimha states that the king of Sapadalaksha sent a silver pavilion to Ajayapala. The chronicler Balachandra states that the king of Jangala used
256:
theorize that
Ajayapala defeated Someshvara, and extracted tribute from him. Historian R. B. Singh, on the other hand, theorizes that the supposed 'tribute' was merely a gift sent by Someshvara to Ajayapala's on latter's ascension to the throne; the event was exaggerated into a claim of victory by
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during
Kumarapala's reign, refused to accept Ajayapala as the new king. As a result, Ajayapala's soldiers killed Amrabhata. Ajayapala also ordered his newly appointed chief minister Kapardin to be roasted alive. He also had Hemachandra's pupil Ramachandra killed by placing him on a heated copper
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This account does not appear to be true, as it has not been mentioned in the writings on the earlier Jain chroniclers, such as
Prabhachandra and Merutunga. The later chroniclers seem to have invented these stories to portray Ajayapala in negative light, as he did not patronize Jainism.
185:
The later Jain chroniclers claim that
Ajayapala killed Kumarapala to gain the throne. According to Jayasimha Suri's account, Kumarapala wanted to appoint either his nephew Ajayapala or his grandson Pratapamalla as his successor. He sought advice from his preceptor, the Jain leader
400:
The later Jain chroniclers accuse
Ajayapala of persecuting the Jains. This claim does not appear to be historically correct: these Jain authors probably painted Ajayapala in a negative light, because he did not support Jainism as much as Kumarapala did.
176:
It seems more likely that
Ajayapala was a son of Kumarapala. The later Jain writers probably branded him as a nephew of Kumarapala and portrayed him negatively, because he did not patronize the Jain faith.
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the
Gujarat poets. To support his theory, Singh argues that the Chaulukya power had weakened considerably after Kumarapala's death, and they could not have subdued the powerful Chahamanas at this time.
443:(c. 1219 CE), explicitly states that the Jain scholar Vardhamana was a jewel of the courts of Kumarapala and Ajayapala, and brightened their courts with his discussions on the Jain doctrine.
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However, some later Jain writers describe Ajayapala as a nephew of Kumarapala and a son of Mahipala. The earliest of these is Abhayatilaka Gani, who wrote a commentary on
392:) to Ajayapala. Someshvara claims that Kumara healed the battle wounds of Ajayapala with prayers to Shiva, and refused to accept gifts of jewels from the king.
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named Vayajaladeva stabbed Ajayapala to death. The accuracy of this claim is doubtful, as Merutunga's account of Ajayapala is generally unreliable.
173:. The later Jain chroniclers such as Jayasimha Suri, Rajashekhara and Jinamandana repeat the claim that Ajayapala was a nephew of Kumarapala.
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376:"), which is unusual for Chaulukyas. According to the contemporary poet Someshvara, during his reign, Shiva was worshipped daily, and the
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mentions an incident in which Ajayapala narrowly defeated an enemy king. This is probably a reference to his conflict with
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Ajayapala died in 1175 CE, sometime between 25 March and 7 April. The 14th century chronicler Merutunga states that a
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The post-Merutunga chroniclers, starting with Jayasimha Suri, go on to accuse Ajayapala of poisoning Kumarapala.
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229:
217:
425:, also lauds Ajayapala. Arisimha and Balachandra also praise Ajayapala. Udayaprabha compares him to the deity
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achieved some success against Ajayapala, but was ultimately defeated by Ajayapala's feudatory Prahladana, the
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244:, which has been bestowed upon him in the copper-plate inscriptions of his son Bhima. The 13th century text
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a jester. Amrabhata (or Ambada), the general who had led a successful military campaign against the
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124:. He ruled the present-day Gujarat and surrounding areas for a short period, from his capital
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inscription of the Chaulukya general Sridhara boasts that Ajayapala caused the tree of the
277:(modern Mewar). The Guhilas had been subdued by the Chaulukyas in the preceding years, and
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Ajayapala seems to have retained the territory he inherited from Kumarapala. This included
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appears to have made an attempt to throw off the Chaulukya suzerainty. It appears that
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in 13th century. The 14th century chronicler Merutunga also repeats this claim in his
148:, Ajayapala was a son of Kumarapala. Someshvara was a contemporary of Ajayapala's son
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Literary Circle of Mahāmātya Vastupāla and its Contribution to Sanskrit Literature
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inscription applauds his self-control. Manikyachandra, in his
698:. Vol. 1. American Philosophical Society. p. 48.
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Based on these statements, historians Asoke Majumdar and
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inscription, which states that Prahladana defended the
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307:had broken the king's power on the battlefield.
207:of inscriptions issued during Ajayapala's reign.
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228:According to one theory, Ajayapala subdued a
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388:, his father Kumara II served as a priest (
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216:, as attested by an inscription found at
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293:. This is suggested by the 1231 CE Abu
116:– 1175 CE) was an Indian king from the
140:on the Chaulukya throne. According to
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240:. This is suggested by the epithet
737:. S. Chand / Motilal Banarsidass.
242:Karadikrita-Sapadalaksha-Kshmapala
14:
666:. Singhi Jain Series. p. 46.
380:were rewarded well. According to
303:king (that is, Ajayapala) after
265:Ajayapala fought a war against
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249:to send gifts to Ajayapala.
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731:Dasharatha Sharma (1959).
718:. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
467:based on Narapati's work.
396:Portrayal in Jain accounts
152:(and probably Ajayapala).
1029:12th-century Indian Jains
808:
755:History of the Chāhamānas
677:Asoke Kumar Majumdar 1956
645:Asoke Kumar Majumdar 1956
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548:Asoke Kumar Majumdar 1956
536:Asoke Kumar Majumdar 1956
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509:Asoke Kumar Majumdar 1956
492:Asoke Kumar Majumdar 1956
348:Ajayapala patronized the
224:Chahamanas of Shakambhari
734:Early Chauhān Dynasties
457:astronomy and astrology
312:Sukrita-Kirti-Kallolini
218:Udaipur, Madhya Pradesh
577:Dasharatha Sharma 1959
386:Surathotsava Mahakavya
715:Chaulukyas of Gujarat
461:Bala-tantra-maharnava
340:ascended the throne.
230:Shakambhari Chahamana
120:(Solanki) dynasty of
911:Jayasimha Siddharaja
752:R. B. Singh (1964).
441:Parshvanatha-Charita
170:Prabandha-Chintamani
144:written by the poet
136:Ajayapala succeeded
679:, pp. 128–129.
591:, pp. 157–158.
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447:Cultural activities
261:Guhilas of Medapata
453:Narapati-jayacarya
43: 1171 – 1175
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969: 1175
962:Mularaja II
956: 1175
952: 1171
939: 1171
935: 1142
922: 1142
918: 1092
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354:Devapattana
334:Mularaja II
236:, possibly
188:Hemachandra
157:Hemachandra
114: 1171
63:Mularaja II
49:Predecessor
1023:Categories
1005: – c.
988: – c.
971: – c.
954: – c.
937: – c.
928:Kumarapala
920: – c.
903: – c.
886: – c.
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824: 995
822: – c.
820: 940
471:References
433:-Tejapala
382:Someshvara
238:Someshvara
205:Find spots
161:Dvyashraya
146:Someshvara
138:Kumarapala
132:Early life
77:Naiki Devi
53:Kumarapala
945:Ajayapala
436:prashasti
431:Vastupala
407:Shilahara
358:prashasti
328:Pratihara
310:The text
296:prashasti
289:chief of
273:ruler of
232:ruler of
181:Ascension
165:Theravali
118:Chaulukya
107:Ajayapala
89:Chaulukya
59:Successor
24:Ajayapala
979:Bhima II
813:Mularaja
764:11038728
660:(1953).
390:purohita
378:Brahmins
344:Religion
338:Bhima II
287:Paramara
275:Medapata
150:Bhima II
99:Hinduism
95:Religion
877:Bhima I
724:4413150
414:plate.
301:Gurjara
122:Gujarat
84:Dynasty
762:
741:
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429:. The
271:Guhila
269:, the
73:Spouse
894:Karna
427:Indra
409:king
374:Shiva
322:Death
214:Malwa
36:Reign
760:OCLC
739:ISBN
720:OCLC
421:his
109:(r.
463:or
384:'s
291:Abu
159:'s
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