ster ▁the ▁dynast y ' s ▁economy . ▁He ▁encourag ed ▁mer ch ants ▁to ▁trade ▁abroad , ▁abol ishing ▁all ▁tax es ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁fixed ▁duty ▁and ▁supporting ▁those ▁who ▁risk ed ▁their ▁lives ▁to ▁travel ▁af ar . ▁He ▁created ▁the ▁man - made ▁Pak hal ▁Lake . ▁ ▁Rud rama ▁De vi ▁▁ ▁Rud rama ▁De vi , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Rud ram ade vi , ▁re igned ▁around ▁ 1 2 6 2 – 1 2 8 9 ▁CE ▁( altern ative ▁dates : ▁ 1 2 6 1 – 1 2 9 5 ▁CE ) ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁que ens ▁in ▁Indian ▁history . ▁ ▁S ources ▁disag ree ▁regarding ▁whether ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Gan ap ati ▁or ▁his ▁daughter . ▁ ▁Marco ▁Pol o , ▁who ▁visited ▁India ▁probably ▁some ▁time ▁around ▁ 1 2 8 9 – 1 2 9 3 , ▁made ▁note ▁of ▁Rud rama ▁De vi ' s ▁rule ▁and ▁nature ▁in ▁fl atter ing ▁terms . ▁She ▁continued ▁the ▁planned ▁fort ification ▁of ▁the ▁capital , ▁raising ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁Gan ap ati ' s ▁wall ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁adding ▁a ▁second ▁ear then ▁cur tain ▁wall ▁ ▁in ▁diameter ▁and ▁with ▁an ▁additional ▁- wide ▁mo at . ▁ ▁A ▁fragment ary ▁K ann ada ▁language ▁ins cription ▁also ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁K ak ati ya ▁general ▁Bh ai ra va ▁defeated ▁the ▁Y ad ava ▁army ▁probably ▁in ▁or ▁after ▁ 1 2