Jayasimha I (Chudasama dynasty)

Jayasimha I
Ra of Saurashtra
Reign 1351–1378 CE
Predecessor Khengara
Successor Mahipala II
Issue Mahipala II, Satyaraja, Mokalasimha
Era name and dates
Vikram Samvat: 1407–1435
Dynasty Chudasama dynasty
Father Khengara
Religion Hinduism

Jayasimha I was a Chudasama king of Saurashtra region of western India who reigned from 1351 CE to 1378 CE (VS 1407 to VS 1435). His capital was at Junagadh.

Reign

Jayasimha I succeeded his father Khengara in 1351 CE. He is said in the Mandalika Kavya to have been victorious over his enemies but Mandalika Kavya is unreliable source. It is known that Junagadh was subdued by Delhi Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq in AH 760 (VS 1406/1350 CE) and the Chudasama king had paid tribute. The country around Somnath and the sea-coast of Sorath continued to be under Delhi Sultanate. Delhi Sulatan Firuz Shah Tughlaq had came to Gujarat during this period. Jayasimha I was succeeded by his son, Mahipala II. His other sons were Satyaraja; mentioned in Sudavav inscription (VS 1437/1381 CE) at Mahuva, Bhavnagar; and Mokalasimha who succeeded Mahipala II.[1][2][3]

He is mentioned in the inscription (VS 1434/1377 CE) on paliya at Nagichana near Mangrol. He is also mentioned in genealogy in inscriptions at Revati Kund near Damodar Kund, Junagadh (VS 1472/1417 CE); at the Hanivav, Dhandhusar (VS 1445/1389 CE); and at Neminath Temple (c. VS 1510/c. 1454 CE) on Girnar.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Watson, James W., ed. (1884). Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency : Kathiawar. VIII. Bombay: Government Central Press. p. 497. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ Harold Wilberforce-Bell (1916). The History of Kathiawad from the Earliest Times. London: William Heinemann. p. 73. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. 1 2 Diskalkar, D. B. (April 1939). "Inscriptions Of Kathiawad: No. 37, 40, 48". New Indian Antiquary. 2. pp. 25–28, 37–38.
  4. ↑ Diskalkar, D. B. (June 1940). "Inscriptions Of Kathiawad: No. 76, 77". New Indian Antiquary. 2. pp. 113–114, 116–117.
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