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damsel, was possesscil of great vitics of t? clied and the leart and crercisei Consilcrable mliucicu over ner husband.
The Vaghela kingdom was bult on the ruins of the Chaulukya empire. Bhim. II, 1.1 D. 1178-1211) prored an imbecile ruler Under him the Claulukya gore'inment which had lost its old vigour and power of colicsion was rapidly going down It was a period of disruption The authority of the king was disputed by his overpowersul vassals and fus word carrieri no weighi. He no doubt enjoyed the semblance of royalty but tlie actual poser had long departed from lus sceptre. While Bhima struggled to restorc huis supremacy in the north, Lavasidprasad established himself as an independent ruler at Dholha extending his sway over the country between the Sabaramati ard the Narbada in the south as well as over the districts of Dholka and Dhandhuka. The usurper, so far as we hnow, always professed to be a vicegerent of lus liege lord and sovereign, the emperor of Annahılavad, and was never in open rebellion against him. As a prudent man, he cared more for the substance than for the shadow. His attitude towards Bhima may be compared to that of the British Dewan--the East India Company--towards the Mughal emperor, Shah Alam
Vastupala as well as his brother Tejahpala were
