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was present in the campaign. This time victory greeted Chaulukyan arms. After a hand to land fight the Silhara prince was made captive He was slain by Ambada's own hand and his head was brought to Annahılavad The emperor recognised the services of Ambada by conferring on him the title of Rajapitamaha The northern Konkan was reduced to the position of a fief of the Chaulukyan empire.
In his early life, Kumarapala was a votary of Shiva. He ate meat, drank wine, offered sacrifices and had no scruples in shedding blood and making aggressive wars. But afterwards he came in contait syith Hcmachandrathe celebrated Jaina scholar Under his guidance he gradually became imbued with the spirit of Jainism and ultimately in A. D 1159 formally embraced it. He adopted the twelve vows of a Sharavaka and did his best to disseminate the principles of the Jaina religion among the masses Jinamandanagani in his Kumarapalaprabandha refers to a mission sent by Kumarapala to Jayachandra of Beneres with the object of pursuading him to put a stop to hinsic practices prevailing in his territory Jainism wrought a great change in the character of the emperor He gave up fesh food, abstained from spirituous drinks, refused to make aggressive wars and showed a great respect to the rights of his weaker neighbours. He abolished capital punishment, remitted taxes on fuel coal and carts and abstained from confiscating the property of those of his subjects
