Book Title: Epigraphia Indica Vol 30
Author(s): Hirananda Shastri
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

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________________ EPIGRAPHIA INDICA (Vol. XXX 114-66 A.D.) is known to have granted land in the Pāțnă District in 1124 A.D. and to have been staying at Monghyr in 1146 A.D. His later contemporary, the Päls king Madanapala (oirca 114461 A.D.), is similarly known to have held sway over the Pātņa District in his third regnal year (circa 1146 A.D.) and the Monghyr District in his fourteenth (circa 1157 A.D.) and eighteenth (circa 1161 A.D.) regnal years. Madanapala's successor Govindapāla (circa 1161-65 A.D.) is known to have held sway over the Pätná-Gaya region in his fourth regnal year (circa 1164 A.D.) but he was ousted from that area by the Gähadavälan sometime before 1175 A.D.' The fact that a Pāla king named Palapāla (circa 1165-1200 A.D.), probably the successor of Govindapāla, was ruling over the Mongbyr District in the thirtyfifth year of his reign would suggest that Govindapāla died about 1165 A.D. when the western part of South Bihār passed to the Gahadavāla king Vijayachandra (circa 1155-70 A.D.) and that his successor Palapāla continued to rule over parts of East Bihar till the end of the twelfth century when that region was conquered by the Turkish Musalmans. We have now to accommodate Ballklasēna's hold over the Bhagalpur region about 1166 A.D. As this date roughly coincides with that of the overthrow of Govindapāla by the Gābadavālas, it is possible to think that the Gähadavālas and Sēnas led a joint attack on the Palas and advanced against South Bihär simultaneously from the west and east. Palapāla, however, may have succeeded in recovering East Bihār from the Sēnas although West Bihar appears to have continued to remain in the hands of the Gähadavālas. TEXTS Siddham. pramēsara-ity-ādi-?sri-Valalasēņa-samata 9 || tāmvara-khõline data 11 ||1 bhattāraka sri-Damachāditadēvapadānā | matha-pati Chihökasya' [11*). TRANSLATION May there be success! (In) the year 9 of the reign of) the illustrious Valalaśēna (Ballalasēna) who is endowed with the imperial titles) beginning with Pramėsara (Paramē svara), a copper cover belonging to (i.e., caused to be made by) Chihoks, chief priest of the temple, is granted in favour of the illustrious lord Damachāditya. B. Lai Inscription of Vikramadēvi ; Year 32 During my tour in the Monghyr District, I came to know of the recent discovery of some inscribed images at Lai lying about six miles from Kājra and about ten miles from Lakkhisarai, 1 Cf. JASL, Vol. XVIII, p. 81; above, Vol. VII, p. 98. Bhandarkar's List, No. 1638 ; JRASBL, Vol. VII, p. 218; above, Vol. XXVIII, p. 145. "JASL, Vol. XVII, pp. 27 ff. • See JBRS, loc. cit. 6 From the original. • Expressed by symbol. ? Sanskrit paraméávar-ētyadi (i..., paramélvar-dy-di-raj-avali-pūrvavat). Read Ballalasēna. . Read Sarhvat. 10 Sanskrit tamra-kholf or tholibi. u Read datta. 18 The dandas appear to be superfluous. 13 Read Damachadityadeva-pådanan. The reading does not seem to be Damarão us the form of in pramésara and bharaka is different. 1. The reading does not appear to be Rihokasya. See note 13 above. Wo may suggest the emendation Chitokens.

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