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form Lohakota
identified with Lahor said to be Lavapur after the name of
Lava, the elder son of Rama. He settled in Saurashtra portion
of Gujarat in V-S. 580 = 523 A.D. in the time of Raja
Siladitya their capital Valabhi was destroyed by foreigners.
The queen had gone on pilgrimage of Amba Bhawani and remained
safe and her son Goha became the ruler of Mewar. The view of
Tod was not believed by Malcolm, Crooke and G.H. Ojha. They’re
finding based on historical facts are that the Iranian prince
Naushejad never came to India and Valabhi in Gujarat was ruled
by the Sakes and not Kanaksen, hence Tod’s tales are mere
gossip and nothing more than that. Kaviraja Shyamal-das
believed in the Guhilas coming from Gujarat without any
historical evidence.
Rise of the Guhilas and Bappa Rawal
“It is only in a country protected by arms there is perception
about the code of knowledge” After the downfall of the Gupta
empire people of the Guhila or forest lying on the Aravali
range and its east had its new masters who called themselves
Guhila after the forest (guhila) territory. We know of the
Guhilas of (1) Chaksu or Chatsu of tehsil Chaksu, south of
modem Jaipur of (2) Nagara of Tehsil Uniyara of District Tonk,
of (3) Nasuna of District Ajmer, of (4) Dhavagarta now known
as Dhoda of tehsil Jahazpur of District Bhilwara, of (5)
Nagahrada now known as Nagada near Ekalingji of District
Rajsamand north of Udaipur town of District Udaipur, and of
(6) Rishabhdeva, 39 miles south of Udaipur in district Udaipur.
Here we are primarily concerned with Guhila dynasty which had
a king or kings entitled or named Bappa. G.H. Ojha says that
in an inscription of V.S – 1028 in the Guhila family there was
king named Bappa (Bapa) who was like moon in Guhila dynasty.
When six families are called Guhila without having their first
ruler named as Guhila there is no sense in believing that they
had taken this name from common forefather named Guhila. The
inscription of Atapur (Ahara) of V.S. 1034 has mentioned the
first king’s name as Guhadatta meaning gift of Guha or
Sadanana, the first Son of God Siva, the family deity of this
family. The inscriptions of Chittor of V.S. 1331, of Abu of
V.S. 1342 and of Ranapur of V.S. 1496 have given the Guhila
surname by which Guhadatta became famous. They have given his
father’s name as Bappa. Till this day we have this name of
persons in Rajasthan. In Kumbhalgarh inscription of V.S. 1517
bettween Naga and Aparatjita a king is named Bappa who has
been identified with Siladitya of Samoli inscription of V.S.
703. From Bappa first Siladity a is sixth ruler. Then sat on
the throne Aparajita, Mahendra II Kalabhoja respectively. This
10th ruler from Bappa I viz. Kalabhoja is identified with
Bappa or Bapa of Ekalinga Mahatmya written in the time of
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