siddhraj jaysinh history, siddhraj
jai singh important facts,Upsc Important Short Essay, with whom was the
princess of siddharth jaysinh married. Jayasinha Siddharaja was a
prominent and powerful king of the Chalukyas, also known as the Solanki dynasty
which ruled over Gujarat for about three and a half centuries (950-1300AD). The
Solanki dynasty witnessed a new peak of power and prestige under the rule of
Jayasinha Siddharaja who ascended the throne after his father and King Karna at
a very young age in 1092-93. He adopted the title of Siddharaja at the time of
his coronation.
Jayasinha was a brave warrior
and military commander. After a consolidation of power and position as a king
in the state, he carried out many military campaigns for the territorial
expansion of his state. He subdued the Chauhans of Sakambhari but later as a
good diplomat, he developed friendly relations with them by marrying Princess
of the Chauhans. King Arnoraja of Chauhans suffered defeat from King Jayasinha.
King Jayasinha got phenomenal success against the Paramaras of Malwa. He
carried out a successful military campaign against Malwa and vanquished a large
part of Malwa by 1137 AD.
After his decisive conquest
against the Paramaras of Malwa, Jayasinha assumed the title of ‘Avantinath’
(Lord of Malwa). Jayasinha also subdued the Chandelas of Bundelkhand. Actually,
after his Malwa conquest, Jayasinha annexed a large part of Malwa into his
state, bringing the Chandelas in direct contact with Jayasinha due to the
shared territorial boundary. Thus the territorial extension of Gujarat state
into Malwa led Jayasinha to a conflict with the Chandelas of Bundelkhand.
Jayasinha also vanquished Aabhir, a minor ruler in the Saurashtra region. In
brief he got great military success in all directions of his kingdom, resulting
in territorial expansion and secured frontiers of his state.
Jayasinha’s kingdom extended
up to Bali in Jodhpur and Sambhar in Jaipur in the North, Bhilsa in the East
and Kathiawar and Kutch in the West. He continued to rule over a vast empire
with power and prestige till 1143 AD.
No.-1. Being a great devotee
of Lord Shiva, Jayasinha built a beautiful Rudra Mahakala temple at Siddhupura.
No.-2. He adopted liberal and
broad religious policy in his Kingdom. He himself was a devotee of Lord Shiva
but he gave respect to all religions and their followers in his state. He gave
great respect to eminent Jain scholar Hemachandra. He never allowed any kind of
persecution of people in the name of religion in his state.
No.-3. Jayasinha also built
‘Sahasralinga’ in Patan.
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