 After Bahlim died, Salar Hussain succeeded him as the governor of Ghaznavid territories in India.Ajayraja's victory over the "Garjana Matanga"s was probably the repulsion of a raid by either Bahlim or Salar Hussain.The "prashasti" found at the Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra states that Ajayaraja appointed his son Arnoraja as his successor.