[Indra, A.D. 808-812.] As Govinda III. handed Gujarát to his brother Indra about Saka 730 (A.D. 808) and as the grant of Indra's son Karka is dated Saka 734 (A.D. 812) Indra's reign must have been short. Indra is styled the ruler of the entire kingdom of Látesvara, [426] the protector of the mandala of Láta given to him by his lord. An important verse in an unpublished Baroda grant states that Indra chased the lord of Gurjjara who had prepared to fight, and that he honourably protected the multitude of Dakhan (Dakshinápatha) feudatories (mahásámantas) whose glory was shattered by Srívallabha (that is Sarvva or Amoghavarsha) [427] then heir-apparent of Govinda. That is, in attempting to establish himself in independent power, Indra aided certain of the Ráshtrakúta feudatories in an effort to shake off the overlordship of Amoghavarsha. [Karka I. A.D. 812-821.] Indra was succeeded by his son Karka I. who is also called Suvarnavarsha and Pátálamalla. Karka reversed his father's policy and loyally accepted the overlordship of the main Ráshtrakútas. Three grants of Karka's remain, the Baroda grant dated Saka 734 (A.D. 812), and two unpublished grants from Navsárí and Surat dated respectively Saka 738 (A.D. 816) and Saka 743 (A.D. 821). Among Doctor Bhagvánlál's collection of inscriptions bequeathed to the British Museum the Baroda grant says that Karka's svámi or lord, apparently Govinda III., made use of Karka's arm to protect the king of Málava against invasion by the king of Gurjjara who had become puffed up by conquering the lords of Gauda and Vanga that is modern Bengal. This powerful Gurjjara king who conquered countries so distant as Bengal has not been identified. He must have been ruling north of the Mahí and threatened an invasion of Málwa by way of Dohad. He may have been either a Valabhi king or one of the Bhinmál Gurjjaras, who, during the decline of the Valabhis, and with the help of their allies the Chávadás of Anahilaváda whose leader at this time was Yog Rája (A.D. 806-841), may have extended their dominion as far south as the Mahí. As the Baroda plate (A.D. 812) makes no mention of Amoghavarsha-Sarvva while the Navsárí plate (A.D. 816) mentions him as the next king after Govinda III. it follows that Govinda III. died and Amoghavarsha succeeded between A.D. 812 and 816 (S. 734 and 738). This supports Mr. Fleet's conclusion, on the authority of Amoghavarsha's Sirur inscription, that he came to the throne in Saka 736 (A.D. 814). At first Amoghavarsha was unable to make head against the opposition of some of his relations and feudatories, supported, as noted above, by Karka's father Indra. He seems to have owed his subsequent success to his cousin Karka whom an unpublished Surat grant and two later grants (S. 757 and S. 789, A.D. 835 and 867) describe as establishing Amoghavarsha in his own place after conquering by the strength of his arm arrogant tributary Ráshtrakútas who becoming