[7] In one incident that has been recorded in the Puruṣaparīkṣā of the 15th-century poet, Vidyapati, the Karnat prince, Malladeva, in an attempt to prove his valour, led an expedition that ousted the ruler of the "Chikkora dynasty" from his throne in Bodh Gaya.

In response, the Gahadavala King, possibly Jayachandra, sent a force that defeated Malladeva and restored Devaraksita or his son Deśarāja to the throne of Bodh Gaya.

[9] During the reign of Acarya Pithi Buddhasena, the region began to experience raids from Turkic invaders and the Pithipatis were forced to swear fealty to them.

[10][11] Dharmasvamin states that Buddhasena had retreated with his soldiers into a forest and they had left the Mahabodhi temple fortified for its protection with just four monks present at the site.

[1] Kumaradevī, the wife of Gahadavala king, Govindachandra left an inscription in Sarnath indicating her Buddhist faith and that her father was Devaraksita who was a member of the Chikkora dynasty.

[2][15] Balogh states that Kumaradevī, the daughter of Pithipati Devaraksita, was married to Govindachandra as part of an alliance between the two kingdoms which was formed to counter the Palas.

[2] Rough dates for the period of rule that each of the Pithipati kings reigned for:[2] After Jayasena, other rulers followed of which less is known, including Sangharaksita, Buddhasena II and Madhusena.