CHAPTER VI. 



The Last Kings. 



Ramapaladeva was succeeded by his second son Kumarapala about the year 

 1097 a.d. Immediately after Kumarapala's accession, rebellions broke out 

 KunT "1 throughout the kingdom. In Assam, which had been con- 



quered for Ramapala by the feudatory chief Mayana, Tih- 

 gyadeva raised the standard of rebellion. Southern Bengal and Western Bengal were 

 overrun by the King of Orissa, Anantavarmman Codaganga. Sandhyakaranandi 

 dismisses Kumarapala with a single verse : — 



Atha raksata (?) Kumarodita prthu-paripanthi-parthiva-pramadah \ Rajyam-upa- 

 bhujya bharasya sunur-agamad=divam tanu-tyagdt. || — v. II. 1 



This most probably indicates that Kumarapala reigned for a very short time. 

 But during this short reign, he succeeded in obtaining decisive victories in Assam and 

 in Southern Bengal with the aid of his Minister Vaidyadeva, who was the son of 

 Yogadeva, the Prime Minister of Ramapala. We learn from the Kamauli Grant of 

 Vaidyadeva that Kumarapala having learnt of the disaffection of the feudatory chief 

 of Kamarupa, named Tihgyadeva, deputed Vaidyadeva to overcome him. Vaidya- 

 deva having received a promise of obtaining the kingdom after its conquest, reached 

 Assam by forced marches and defeated Tihgyadeva : — 



EtadrSe hari-harid-bhuvi satkrtasya §ri-Tingyadeva nrpater-vvikrtim niSamya 



GaudeSvarena bhuvi tasya nareSvaratve Srl-Vaidyadeva uruklrttir-iyam niyuk- 



tah. — v. 13-14. 2 



About this time Anantavarmman Codaganga invaded Western Bengal and over- 

 ran the country up to the banks of the Ganges : — 



Grhnati-sma karam bhumer-ganga-gotama-gahgayoh \ Madhye paSyatsu viresu 

 prandhah praudha-striya iva. v. 22. 3 



Ramapaladeva conquered Utkala and Kaliiiga during the reign of either Raja- 

 Raja I or his son Anantavarmman. It appears that Anan- 

 W Orissa 6 tavarmman invaded the territories of the Pala Kings imme- 



diately after the death of Ramapala. It may be mentioned 

 in this connection that Vaidyadeva is said to have obtained a naval victory in 

 Southern Bengal, and it is quite possible that this victory was obtained over the 

 naval forces of Anantavarmman : — 



Yasy-anuttara-vahga-sangara-jaye nauvata-hihirava-trastair-ddik-karibhi$-ca yan-na 

 caliiam cen-ncisti tad-gamy a-bhuh Kin-c-otpatukake-nipata-patana-protsarpitaih 

 §lkarair-aka&e sthirata krta yadi bhavet-syan-niskalankah Sasl. v. II.* 



1 Mem. A.S.B , Vol. Ill, p. 51. 2 Epi Ind., Vol. II., p. 351. 



3 J.A.S.B 1896, Pt. I, p. 239 4 Epi. Ind., Vol. II, p. 351. 



