Indian Antiquary Vol 02

SR No.: 032494
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jas Burgess
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 428
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 20 MB

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NOVEMBER, 1873.)
PORTS SOUTH OF RATNAGIRI.
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followed, to have taken place in Samvat 1522, the JhAdeja chronicles assigning Samvat 901 as the date of Lakha's death. Now if a corresponding deduction be made from this date to that proposed to be added to the date given by Ranchodji Devân, a date might be found for Lakha that would perhaps fulfil all the conditions required. At present if Sam. 901 be doubtless too early, so also is Sam. 1522 too late for LakhA's death. Still there can, I think, be no doubt that the dates assigned by Professor Wilson are very much more correct than any that have hitherto been allowed, except perhaps that assigned by Col. Tod; and if it be admitted that one chronicle is incorrect in dates to a certain extent, there seems no valid reason to doubt why the dates of the Jhậdejâ chronicles should
be accepted without question. It is only, how. ever, by tracing the contemporary Waghela Raņis, as well as the Chudasama Ras, that a final decision can be arrived at on this point. These rough speculations may perhaps be useful to other and more advanced historical students. In conclusion I may state that the date of Waghela Muluji must be about Samvat 1400 to 1420. This date is founded on an inscription on a well near Morwâda of Rana Visal Do of Sam. 1516, mentioned above. Now Visal De was the son of Wanoji; Wanoji was the son of Surkhâji; Surkhaji was the son of Lund Lunoji was the son of Unuji; and Unuji was the son of Muluji :-in all five generations. The date therefore assigned to Muluji cannot possibly be far wrong if the inscription be admitted to be correct.
MUSALMÂN REMAINS IN THE SOUTH KONKAN.
BY A. K. NAIRNE, Esq., Bo. C.s.
II.-Ports south of Ratnagiri. There is no other port in the Southern Kon- of this river is particularly fine, and about 12 kan so prominent in history as Dá bhol, about miles up is the town of Satavali, which, which I have already written, and which one of though now entirely decayed, is said to have the earliest European travellers spoke of as the been a place of some importance in the time of most southerly port belonging to the Musal- the Musalmans, and to have had a considerable mang. But though the other ports are not so trade. Not only has it still a large Musalman distinguished, I shall be able to show much more population, with remains of mosks, a small clearly than in the case of Dabhol the routes fort and other buildings, but there are also to which travellers took from them to the Musal. be traced roads leading in almost every direction mân capitals of Bijapur and Golkonda. up the very steep hills by which the town is
Little more than twenty miles south of Dà- surrounded, though no single one of them appears bhol is the fine river så stri, with the fort to have been repaired for several generations. of Jayagadh at its mouth, and the town of One of these roads leads through Lanj and Sangames var thirty miles up. I am not Prabhân vâli to Vis algad h. Là nje aware of the Musalmans ever having had any stands in a fine open plain, and is said to have considerable station on this river, and, though been formerly a large town, and there is a tomb it is quite possible they may have had, it does which is believed to be that of a princess who not seem that they can ever have required a died here on a journey. Prabhan vali also second port so near Dabhol, while at the same is known to have been formerly a large place time this river would be too far north for a short and a chief station of the Musalmans, but route to either of the southern capitals. Rat-| it is more decayed even than Satavali or nagiri, about 20 miles south of Jayagadh, Lånje. I have only seen it from a distance, but has never been a port or a place of trade, although ata told that it contains no more signs of its the fort is one of the finest on the coast. About former importance than the remains of some 18 miles south of this, however, is the small river mosks, one of which is known to have been th Muckchkundi, with the fort of Purangadh Jamma Masjid, and the foundations of large at its mouth: a little way up is the white tomb houses. This village lies immediately under of prir visible from the sea, to which Musalman the fortress of Vis Algadh, and the ghất is sailors in passing make offerings. The scenery still passable for ballocks. The distance from