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________________ 256 ] from another Jain icon, of the same year was also published by Nemi-chand Dhanusa Jain who had correctly refuted the above statement of Muni Kantisagar. 7. In assigning this date of the Kirtistambha, other inscriptions mentioning the names of the Jain Acharyas can also help. The Devagarh inscription of 13th century A.D. consists of the names of Keshavchandra, Abhaykirti, Vasantkirti, Vishalkirti, Subhkirti and Dharmchandra. According to another inscription found from Chittor, Subhkirti was contemporarylo Maharawal Jaitrasingh ( 1213-1250 A. D. ) of Mewar. In this way Subhakirti and his people Dharmachandra remained active during this period. The inscription No. 3 referred to above, mentions the names of the rulers Narasingh and Hamir. It seems that Narsingh was some south Indian ruler and Hamir was the famous Guhilot ruler of Mewaru These rulers also extended their veneration to Dharmachandra. Thus, Dharmachandra who consecrated the JainKirtistambha definitely flourished in the last quarter of the 13th century A.D. The paleographic evidence also corroborates the above fact. The script of the inscriptions No. 1,2,3, and 4 stated above is quite coeval and analogous to the script of other inscriptions of Mewar belonging to the 13th century A.D. In this way, we may say that the Jain Kirtistambha of Chittor was constructed during last quarter of the 13th century A.D. 9. Annual Report on Indian Epigraphy 1959-60 Appendix C No. 515, 10. ibid year 1962-63 Appendix 'B' 636, Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.001596
Book TitleJain Inscriptions of Rajasthan
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorRamvallabh Somani
PublisherRajasthan Prakrit Bharti Sansthan Jaipur
Publication Year1982
Total Pages350
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English, Art, & History
File Size17 MB
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