Jayasimha II (Chudasama dynasty)
| Jayasimha II | |||||
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| Ra of Saurashtra | |||||
| Reign | 1416–1430 CE | ||||
| Predecessor | Meliga | ||||
| Successor | Mahipala III | ||||
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| Dynasty | Chudasama dynasty | ||||
| Father | Meliga | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Ra Jayasimha II was a Chudasama king of Saurashtra region of western India who reigned from 1416 CE to 1430 CE (VS 1472 to VS 1486). His capital was at Junagadh.
Reign
Jayasimha II succeeded his father Meliga in 1416 CE. During his reign, Gujarat Sultan Ahmad Shah I was too much occupied by Gujarat and Malwa affairs to again visit Sorath. The inscription (VS 1473 / 1417 CE) in the wall of Mahaprabhu Bethak on the east of the Revati Kund near Damodar Kund, Junagadh says that he defeated the Yavana (i.e. Muslims) in the battle at the fort of Jhanjharkot (modern day Jhanjhmer in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat). The commander of his army was Damodar, son of Narasimha. He order a Matha to be built for pilgrims which is now Mahaprabhu Bethak. Another inscription (VS 1485 / 1429 CE) mentioning his name is located at Naganatha temple, Chorwad.[1] He was succeeded in 1430 CE by his brother Mahipala III.[2][3]
References
- ^ Diskalkar, D. B. (December 1939). "Inscriptions Of Kathiawad: No. 68, 69". New Indian Antiquary. Vol. 2. pp. 601–604.
- ^ Watson, James W., ed. (1884). Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency : Kathiawar. Vol. VIII. Bombay: Government Central Press. p. 498.
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- ^ Harold Wilberforce-Bell (1916). The History of Kathiawad from the Earliest Times. London: William Heinemann. p. 78. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
