he had a son named derabhatta. he was succeeded by his younger brother kharagraha i. it seems that there must have been a contest between his elder brother upendra and him but finally kharagraha i had succeeded. derabhatta is mentioned to had helped siladitya is conquering some region between sahya and vindhya. he probably had helped pulakeshin in a war against kalachuris and may be gained the region as a result. he may have ruled the region independently till his death. his son and successor siladitya may have ruled the region as an arrangement with his brother karagraha. a queen named janjika is mentioned in one of copperplates which may be a wife of siladitya i.