Jayacandra of Kānyakubja
Jayacandra · jaya-candra, “the moon of victory”
Jayacandra was the king of Kānyakubja, son of Devapāla. The Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa tells that he conquered the east while his brother Ratnabhānu conquered the north, and that at his command King Mahīpati built the famous city of Urvīyā.
His line
The Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa tells that Kumbhapāla‘s son was Devapāla. Devapāla married, by the proper rite, Candrakānti, daughter of King Anaṅgapāla. Having gained Kānyakubja and conquered many kings, he ruled there. He had two sons, Jayacandra and Ratnabhānu.
Ratnabhānu’s son was famed as Lakshaṇa, who died fighting in Kurukshetra.
Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 3
His rule
Jayacandra in the east and Ratnabhānu in the north conquered Āryadeśa and gained a Vaishṇava kingdom. Kānyakubja was under the rule of King Jayacandra at the time when Anaṅgapāla, born in the Tomara line, was king of Indraprastha.
By the command of Jayacandra, King Mahīpati, son of Dhṛtivarmā, built a famous city named Urvīyā and lived there.
Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 3, Section 4; Khaṇḍa 4, Chapters 3–4
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 3, Section 4; Khaṇḍa 4, Chapters 3–4