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GOHILA DYNASTY.
XI. Stone-Inscription found at the Museum at Wala in Kathiawdd.
Dated Samvat 1828.
The small town of Walk, which is situated near the ruins of ancient Valabhipur, is a chief town of a small principality of the same name about twenty-five miles north-west of Bhavnagar. There is a museum of archeological collections where this inscription-stone is placed. It is a white marble-slab measuring 12 in, by 8 in., and contains five lines of Gujarati in Devanagari characters. It mentions the sinking and building of a Vdo in the reigo of Gohil Visaji Bbâvasimhaji in the year Samvat 1828; A. D. 1772.
TRANSLITERATIOX. {:: Saa 1626 # A T (F) (ar २ लाधीशरजाऐ (बंधावी छे ते वाव अंधा ३ रीमा भारोजी फरामजीऐ बंधावी छे ४ नारीश्रीशरते के राज्यश्रीरावलावी ५ शाभाई भावशंघजीनु छ श्रीरस्तु
TRANSLATION, On the 2nd of Vaisakha Sudi (bright half) of the year Samvat, 1828 VAIA Sri Suraji caused to be built a Vio in the andh dri* through Bhârâji Farârnaji. Its ndlut is to the east. At this time Ravala Visålhåi Bhavasinghaj is the king. May there be fortune.
XII. Inscription in the temple of Gopanáth of the time of Vijayasimhoji.
Dated Samvat 1876. This inscription is cut on a plastered wall near the eastern gate. It is seen on the riglit hand just as we enter the gateway. It is written in Gujarati cha racters and mentions the building of a loft in Samvat 1876; A. D. 1820, during the reign of Vijayasimhaji at Bhảvnagar, in whose territory the temple is situated, being about twelve miles south of Talija, on the sea-const.
Within the limits of the Village lands any place where there is a deuso grove of trees is called anolkári.
1 The long part, apart from the woll, dug out for making steps to decenil into is called a ndiker.
Aho I Shrutyanam
