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INTRODUCTION.
joined his camp. Filled with the hope of victory and proud of his
army, he allowed his soldiers to commit all possible excesses. Vil-
lages were plundered and burnt and their inhabitants dragged into
captivity. He, also, sent insulting messages to the king, his bro-
ther. Vikrama patiently bore these outrages for sometime, but final-
ly was compelled to take the field in self-defence. Collecting
a large army, he also advanced to the Krishna. On arriving
there he once more tried negotiations. When these failed, a
battle was fought, in which Jayasimha at first gained some ad-
vantages by means of his elephants. But Vikramaditya's
personal bravery restored the fortune of the day. Jayasimhn's
army was routed and its leader was captured on his flight, in
the jungles. Though Vikrama would have had reason onougl
to deal hardly with the captive, he spoke kindly to him and
consoled him. 2
After this victory Vikrama returned to Kalyapa and enjoyed
the pleasures of the cold season which, in the mean while bad
come on. These consisted in hunting parties, at which he
slew lions and other large game, huuted boars with hounds
and slot deer with arrows.1
After Vikrama had subdued all his enemies, his dominions
enjoyed peace and prosperity. The elements even showed
themselves propitious, neither famine nor pestilence visitod
his kingdom. In course of time sons were born to him, who
resembled him and gladdened his heart. His liberality to the
ARAI
1. XIV. 1.-XV. 87.-Vikrama's wax with Jayasimha is not men-
tioned in the inscriptions made known by Sir. W. Elliott. The reason
is, no doubt, that Vikrama did not care to proclaim the fact, that he
had fought with both his brothers. According to Bilhana's account
the battle falls at the end of the year 1077 and the statement of the KA-
damba inscriptions that Tailapa Kadamba became Governor of Vana-
vasa in S'aka 999 or A. D. 1077-78 agrees with it. The latter event
probably took place after the deposition of Jayasimha,
2. XVI. 1-63.