its continuance as capital under the Kshatrapas (A.D. 100-380) and their successors the Guptas (A.D. 380-460). The southern capital of the Mauryas seems to have been Sopára near Bassein in a rich country with a good and safe harbour for small vessels, probably in those times the chief centre of the Konkan and South Gujarát trade. Buddhist and Jain records agree that Asoka was succeeded, not by his son Kunála who was blind, but by his grandsons Dasaratha and Samprati. The Barábar hill near Gayá has caves made by Asoka and bearing his inscriptions; and close to Barábar is the Nágárjuna hill with caves made by Dasaratha also bearing his inscriptions. In one of these inscriptions the remark occurs that one of the Barábar caves was made by Dasaratha 'installed immediately after.' As the caves in the neighbouring hill must have been well known to have been made by Asoka this 'after' may mean after Asoka, or the 'after' may refer solely to the sequence between Dasaratha's installation and his excavation of the cave. In any case it is probable that Dasaratha was Asoka's successor. Jaina records pass over Dasaratha and say that Asoka was succeeded by his grandson Samprati the son of Kunála. In the matter of the propagation of the Jain faith, Jain records speak as highly of Samprati as Buddhist records speak of Asoka. [36] Almost all old Jain temples or monuments, whose builders are unknown, are ascribed to Samprati who is said to have built thousands of temples as Asoka is said to have raised thousands of stupas. In his Pátaliputra-kalpa Jinaprabhasuri the well known Jaina Áchárya and writer gives a number of legendary and other stories of Pátaliputra. Comparing Samprati with Asoka in respect of the propagation of the faith in non-Áryan countries the Áchárya writes: 'In Pátaliputra flourished the great king Samprati son of Kunála lord of Bharata with its three continents, the great Arhanta who established viháras for Sramanas even in non-Áryan countries.' [37] It would appear from this that after Asoka the Mauryan empire may have been divided into two, Dasaratha ruling Eastern India, and Samprati, whom Jaina records specially mention as king of Ujjain, ruling Western India, where the Jain sect is specially strong. Though we have no specific information on the point, it is probable, especially as he held Málwa, that during the reign of Samprati Gujarát remained under Mauryan sway. With Samprati Mauryan rule in Gujarát seems to end. In later times (A.D. 500) traces of Mauryan chiefs appear in Málwa and in the North Konkan. The available details will be given in another chapter.