104 R. D. BANERJI ON 



Nothing is known about Madanapala save that he continued to reign for about 

 eleven years longer. Nothing is known about his sons or successors, their extent of 

 reigns or dominion. About fifty years after Madanapala' s death, another prince of 

 the Pala Dynasty seems to have reigned in Magadha, but about this we shall have to 

 speak later on. 



Four inscriptions of Madanapala have been discovered up to date, of which three 

 are votive inscriptions, incised on the pedestals of images, while the remaining one 



is on a copper-plate. The earliest inscription is the " Mana- 

 nscnp ions. hali " Grant, which records the grant of a village, perhaps 



named Kasthagiri, in the Kotlvarsa-Visaya of the Paundravardhana Bhukti, to a 

 Brahmana named Vatesvarasvami-sarmman, an inhabitant of Campahitti, as daksina 

 for having read the Mahabharata to the great queen (Patta-Mahadevl) Citramatika, 

 on the 15th day of the month of Caitra, in the 8th year of the King's reign. The 

 order confirming the grant was issued from the city of Ramavati, which had been 

 founded by Ramapala. 1 An image of Sasthl dedicated in the same year was 

 discovered by Cunningham on Bihar Hill, but it cannot be traced at present. i 

 Another image dedicated on the 30th Asvina of the 19th year of the King was also 

 discovered by Cunningham at Jayanagar, near I y akhisarai, in the Monghyr District; 3 

 but this image also is missing at present. 



After conquering Varendra, Vijayasena founded a new capital on the northern 



bank of the Ganges and named it after himself. The new capital was situated close 



to Ramavati and its ruins have recently been discovered by 

 Vijayasena. 



the Varendra Research Society/ He built a new temple 



of Siva named " Pradyumnesvara " on the bank of a large tank, the site of which 

 also has been identified by the Varendra Archaeological Society. This temple was 

 situated in the village of Devapara or Deopara, which is about six miles distant 

 from Vijaypur Milik, the site of Vijayapur, the capital founded by Vijayasena. 

 Vijaypur Milik itself is situated on the banks of the river Ganges, about ten miles 

 due east from the town of Rampur-Boalia. 



After defeating the King of Gauda, who has been identified with Madanapala, 

 Vijayasena attacked Mithila and conquered several Kings, viz., Raghava, Vardhana 



and Vlra. h He led an expedition to Kamarupa and most 

 His conquest. probably succeeded in overthrowing Vaidyadeva or his 



successor. 6 We learn from the Deopara Inscription that he defeated the King of 

 Kalinga. Most probably Anantavarmman Codagaiiga led another raid into Western 

 Bengal, but was repulsed by Vijayasena. Vijayasena's dominions comprised of 

 Eastern Bengal, Western Bengal and Northern Bengal. An unpublished copper- 

 plate grant of this King was issued from the victorious camp 

 at Vikramapura, and so it must be admitted that Eastern 



1 J.A.S.B., 1900, Pt. i, p. 71. 8 A.S.R., Vol. Ill, p. 124, No. 16. Epi. Ind., Vol V. App. p. 87, Note 4. 

 3 Ibid., p. 125, No. 17, Vol. XV, p. 174 ; Epi. Ind., Vol. V, App. p. 87, No. 645. * Gauilarajamala, p. 65. 



6 Epi. Ind., Vol. I, p. 309. 6 Ibid. 



