1893.] F. Kielliorn — Bijapur Inscription of Dliavala. 311 
Hastikundi here eulogized, belonged to the RaShtrakIjta family, and 
that Yidagdha, the son of Harivarman, was ruling in Yikrama-samvat 
973, and his son Mammata in Yikrama-samvat 996. According to the 
first inscription, which in verses 4-8 mentions the same princes, Mam- 
mata was succeeded by his son Dhavala who was alive in Yikrama- 
samvat 1053, but had then made over the government to his son Bala- 
prasada. Of Harivarman, Yidagdha and Mammata the first inscrip- 
tion says nothing of importance. Of Dhavala, whose reign fell in the 
first half of the 11th century of the Yikrama era, verses 10-12 record 
certain dealings which he had with the princes Munjaraja, Durla- 
bharaja, Mularaja and Dharanivaraha, though, what these dealings 
were, is owing to the damaged state of the inscription, not in every case 
quite clear. From the first half of verse 10 it appears that Munjaraja, 
who must be taken to be Yakpati-Munja of Malava for whom we 
have dates of the Yikrama years 1031, 1036 and 1050, invaded Medapata 
(or Mewad), and the second half of the verse probably stated that 
the ruler of that country on that occasion was either supported or 
sheltered by Dhavala. Similarly verse 11 seems to record that Dhavala 
assisted a prince, whose name may have been Mahendra or Maiundra, 
against a prince Durlabhara'ja, who probably was the brother of the 
Chahamana Yigraharaja of the Harsha inscription. And verse 12, 
again, states that Dhavala also supported Dharanivaraha, when that 
prince was atttacked by MOlara'ja. That this last-mentioned prince 
was the Chaulukta Mularaja I., whose latest known inscription is 
dated in Yikrama-samvat 1051, is clear; his opponent Dharanivaraha 
might perhaps be conjectured to have been one of the Chudasama chiefs,* 
but, before trying to identify him, it will be better to wait till his name 
is fouud in other records. 
EXTRACTS FROM THE TEXT. 
L. 2. Hiftecri II ^ [ll *] 
irf^r ll [a ii x ] 
* See Indian Antiquary, Vol. XII. p. 192. 
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