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=== Bimbakhyan legend === | === Bimbakhyan legend === | ||
''Bimbakhyan'' ("The story of Bimba"), an old [[Marathi language]] poem, states that the king Bimbadev (or Bimbashah) came to [[Konkan]] | ''Bimbakhyan'' ("The story of Bimba"), an old [[Marathi language]] poem, states that the king Bimbadev (or Bimbashah) came to [[Konkan]] travelling through [[Anahilavada]] in 1294 CE (1216 [[Shaka era|Shaka]]). He was accompanied by a number of people, who had left the kingdoms of Anahilavada and [[Yadavas of Devagiri|Devagiri]] because of [[Islamic conquest of India|Muslim invasions]]. Bimba halted at [[Mahim]], then in Madh island, and became enamoured with its beautiful scenery. He built a palace on the island, and his followers also built their residence there.{{sfn|Stephen Meredyth Edwardes|1902|pp=22-23}} | ||
This poetic account is not corroborated by any independent evidence, and is of little historic value.{{sfn|Stephen Meredyth Edwardes|1902|p=23}} | This poetic account is not corroborated by any independent evidence, and is of little historic value according to Stephen Edwardes.{{sfn|Stephen Meredyth Edwardes|1902|p=23}} | ||
Based on the ''Bimbakhyan'' account, [[José Gerson da Cunha]] identified Bimba with [[Bhima II]] of the [[Chaulukya]] (Solanki) dynasty of Gujarat, whose capital was Anahilavada. In his ''Origin of Bombay'', Cunha wrote that Bhima had come to Mahim after fleeing his capital as a result of [[Mahmud of Ghazni|Mahmud Ghaznavid]]'s invasion in 1024 CE. However, this identification is incorrect, as the Chaulukya king who reigned during Mahmud's invasion was [[Bhima I]]: he returned to his capital as soon as Mahmud left, and ruled there until 1064 CE.{{sfn|Stephen Meredyth Edwardes|1902|p=23}} The Jain chroniclers of Gujarat recorded the achievements of the Chaulukya kings in detail, but they do not mention any conquest of Konkan by Bhima I.{{sfn|Stephen Meredyth Edwardes|1902|p=24}} | Based on the ''Bimbakhyan'' account, [[José Gerson da Cunha]] identified Bimba with [[Bhima II]] of the [[Chaulukya]] (Solanki) dynasty of Gujarat, whose capital was Anahilavada. In his ''Origin of Bombay'', Cunha wrote that Bhima had come to Mahim after fleeing his capital as a result of [[Mahmud of Ghazni|Mahmud Ghaznavid]]'s invasion in 1024 CE. However, this identification is incorrect, as the Chaulukya king who reigned during Mahmud's invasion was [[Bhima I]]: he returned to his capital as soon as Mahmud left, and ruled there until 1064 CE.{{sfn|Stephen Meredyth Edwardes|1902|p=23}} The Jain chroniclers of Gujarat recorded the achievements of the Chaulukya kings in detail, but they do not mention any conquest of Konkan by Bhima I.{{sfn|Stephen Meredyth Edwardes|1902|p=24}} | ||