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Introduction
The influence of this promulgation of Amāri was felt even in states subordinate to Kumārapāla. We have an inscription of Mahārāja Alhaņadeva of Kirata or Kiradu in Māravāda dated 1209-A. D. 1153 - Māgha vadi 14 Saturday, granting · Abhaya' that is safety to animals on the $īvarātri and on the eigth, eleventh and the fourteenth days of every half of the month in three cities. Anybody breaking the order of Amāri - or nonkilling - was liable to a fine of five drammas. This proclamation is countersigned by Srī Kalhaņa son of Alhaņa. It was written by the Mahārājaputra Sāndhivigrahika Thakkura Khelāditya. This 'grant of safety' was caused by Pūtiga and Sāliga son of Subhamkara living in Șrī Nadralapura, and of Prāgvāta family. The inscription was inscribed by one Gajaila..
A similar inscription of Şrī Pūnapāksha bearing no date but of the time of Kumārapāla has also been found at Ratanpura in the Jodhapur State, giving the grant of Abhaya and promulgating Amārī at the instance of the same two gentlemen Pūtiga and Sāliga. (Prachina Jaina Lekha Samgrapha pp. 201 - 203 ).
Thus we find that these two inscriptions corroborate the account of the D. K. We learn from the inscription of Ahalaņadeva that Şrī Mahādeva was the prime minister in V. S. 1209-A, D. 1153. +
* Another inscription of V. S. 1209 but of the month of the second Jyeshtha has als been found. An inscription of v. S. 1210-A. D. 1154 has been discovered at Bhātunda in Jodhapur state of the Mahā-prachaņda-danda-Dáyaka Șrī Vaijāka of Nadūla who is mentioned as a vassal of Kumārapāla.
A copper plate-grant of V. S. 1212-A. D. 1156 of Kumārapāla has been recently discovered. It contains the whole geneology
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