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in that order. He had two other sons, Chandraraja and
Govindaraja (not to be confused with the earlier Chahamana kings bearing same names). The Harsha inscription states that Vigraharaja revived the fortunes of his distressed family. This indicates that Simharaja suffered a tragic defeat at the end
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inscription, Simharaja killed the Tomara chief
Salavana (or Lavana), whose soldiers either fled the battlefield or were imprisoned. The prisoners were released only when the common overlord of these two rulers came to Simharaja and secured their release. The overlord, who is called
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calls him Hetim, and states that
Simharaja captured four of his elephants after killing him. The identity of the defeated general is uncertain, but he might have been a subordinate of the
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Vindhyanį¹pati (or Vindhyaraja) between Vakpati and Simharaja. Historian H. C. Ray theorized that Vindhyanį¹pati was a part of Vakpati's name. But according to
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names the defeated general as Heji-ud-Din, and states that the battle took place at Jethan (possibly modern
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