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The daughter was born in the constellation of Mūla. Wise men told the Emperor that it augured evil to her father and that the evil should be checkmated by some means. Thereupon the Emperor consulted the Master (Bhānicandra) on this point. He suggested that it could be done effectively by performing the " Asfottara-sata-shatra" ceremony (108 baths to be given to the idol of Jina in its temple His Majesty declared that the ceremony was to be performed without delay at the newly built residence of the priest, and that he and Sekhuji (Prince Salim) would attend it personally. (145)
The master, thinking that Thānasimha was the proper person to look to the details of the ceremony, entrusted him with that daty. A vast hall was temporarily erected near the upăsraya. Crowds and crowds of people, out of curiosity and wonder, flocked to the hall which proved too small to meet such oprush. The Emperor sent an invitation to Mantri Karmacandrass, the leading member of the Kharatara Gaocha,
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(2) In the beginning of Akbar's 34th year of reign on 28th Parvardin (6th April 1889) a daughter was born to Prince Sultan Salim by the dangteter of Saidkhan Akbar gave the child the name of Aftat Bānu. Ibid p. 816. (3) On the 15th (in the 34th year of Akbar's reign) . daughter was born in Lahore to Prince Salim by the daughter of Dariya Malbhas (foot-note Darga Komm a powerful Rajah at the foot of Lahore mountains). Akbar gave her the name of Daulat Nisi (foot potethe child only lived seven months) p. 865-6. (4) On the 23rd Mir after 3 hours, 13 minutes, (998 A H, 1590 A. D. September) a daughter was born to Prince Salim by the daughter of Kishi Raator. M called her Bihar Banu (foot note-see Price's Jahangir 30. The child only lived two months. Het mother is there called Bibi Karnutty.) (Beniprasad says "She lived to a good old age Pp. 29 to 31 History of Jahangir). (5) On the same night a daughter was born to the Prince by the Mota Raja's daughter. H. M. gave her the name of Begam Sultán (foot note-died in 18 months. Her mother was Jagat Gosain i. e. Jodhbãi) Ibid p. 860. (6) On the morning of 33 Farwardin (1000 Hij.) a happy starred daughter was born to the Prince Royal hy the sister of Abiya Kashmiri (P. Note:-Presumably this is the daughter of the prince of Kashmir referred to in Price's Jahangir 20. Abiya is perhaps Yusuf Shah's son) p. 931. (7) In 1003 H. (1894 A. D.) on the 31st Aban after passing of 8 hours and 28 minutes, a sister to Sultan Parvis (Jahangir's son ) was born. She suddenly died. p. 100s. (8) On the 24th Dai (1009 E. 1594 A, D.) after the passing of 3 hours, • daughter yus born to Prince Salim by the daughter of Abdullah Bihuc. It is hoped that she may become A source of increased fortune. p. 1015. (9) In H. 1003 on the 6th Shahriyar a daughter was born to Prince Royal by the daughter
of Ibrahim Hussain M. It is hoped that she may become a great lady of the Age p. 1031. 38 Karmacandra:-Karam Chand was an Oswal Jaina Bania of Bacchávat family. He was
a minister of Rao Kalyān Simha and then Rai Simha of Bikaner. As a mark of twoer on him Akbar 'ordered that Indies of Bacchávat family only could wear foot gold ornments. When Tursamkhăn plundered Sirohi in 8. Y. 1633, he took away about thond Juins metal idols to the Emperor from whom the said idols were obtained by Karumad and brought to 'Bikaner in 8. Y. 1639. Tursamkhăn farther took Gujarati baniis as captives; Karamchand got them released free of charge. He repaired the Jains temples at Setrajaya Mathura. He heard 11 Jaina principal scriptures from Jayasoma Upadhyaya at Bikaner. During the reign of Rai Simha, Karamchand obtained a royal proclamation prohibiting catting