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8. Mitradeva, son of 7. 21 years. 9. Aridêva, son of 8, as a son was born to him while he was engaged in wrestling, he gave to the child the biruda of Malla or the wrestler. 22 years.
THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
10. Abhayamalla, son of 9.
11. Jayadevamalla, son of 10, established, with the help of S&khwal, the Nevârf era beginning 880 A. D. ...............................................................10 years. He ruled over Kantipura and Lalitapattana, while his younger brother,
12. Anandamalla, founded Bhaktapura or Bhatg&m and the seven towns, Vênipura, Panauti, Nala, Dhomkhêl, Khadpu or Shaḍpu, Chaukat, and Sångå, and resided in Bhâtgâm": 25 years. During the reign of the two brothers came from the south the founder of the
IX. KARNATAKA DYNASTY.
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1. Nányadêva, conquered the whole country on Srdvana budi 7 of Nepalasamvat 9, or Sakasamvat 811, i. e. 890 A.D., and drove the two Mallas to Tirhut. He ruled at Bhâtgâm during 50 years. 2. Gangadêva, son of 1 41 years. 3. Narasimhadeva, son of 2..... 31 [In his reign on Phalguna budi 6 of Nepalasamvat 111, or 991 A. D., king Malladêva and Kathyamalla of Lalitapaṭṭana founded Chapågåm or Champåpuri.]"
4. Baktidêva, son of 3............. 39 years. 5. R&masim hadêva son of 4...... ............ 58
6. Harideva, son of 5, transferred the capital to Katmandu. The army of Pâṭana (Lalitapattana) rose in rebellion and drove Haridôva to Thâmbhêm.
A Magar (low caste servant) was dismissed from king Haridêva's service, and in revenge drew king Mukundasêna into the country, which was conquered by him. His soldiers destroyed the sacred images and took the Bhairava from the temple of Matsyêndranatha away to Pål på. In consequence of Pasupati's anger Mukundasêna's whole army died of cholera. Mukundasêna alone escaped in the guise of an ascetic, and died on the Devighât.
As Nepal had been completely devastated, an interregnum of seven or eight years followed. The Bais Thakuris of Navâkôt came back to occupy the country. In Lalitapaṭṭana every tól or ward had its own king, and in Kantipura twelve kings ruled at once. Bhatgâm, too, was held by a Thakurt king. The Thakuris ruled the country during 225 years and built many
This statement is not found in my copy of the Vamidvall. It has been taken from Dr. Wright's History. Prinsep also gives it; ante, vol. VII, p. 91.
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Bauddha temples and vihards. Then king Harisimhadeva of the solar dynasty was driven by the Musalmans from Ayodhya, and established himself at Simrongadh in the Teri. At the command of his guardian deity, Tulja Bhavânî, he entered Nepal and founded
X. THE SURYAVAMSI DYNASTY OF BHATGAM.
1. Harisim hadê va, 28 years, conquered the valley in Sakasamvat 1245, or Nepálasamvat
444, i. e. in 1324 A.D.
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2. Matisimhadêva, son of 1 ............ 15 years. 3. Saktisim hadêva, son of 2 33,, 15 received a letter from the emperor of China with a seal bearing the inscription Saktisimhar&ma in the Chinese year (chindbda) 535 and abdicated the throne.
4. Syamasimhadêva, son of 3. 15 years. In his reign a fearful earthquake happened on Bhadrapada budi 12 of Nepalasamvat 528, or 1408 A. D.
His daughter was married to a descendant of the Mallas who held Tirhut before N&nyadeva. Thus after the king's death arose
XI. THE THIRD THAKURI DYNASTY. 1. Jayabhadramalla...... ************** 15 years 2. Nagamalla, son of 1 .................. 15 33 3. Jayajagatmalla, son of 2...... 11
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4. Nagendramalla, son of 3..... 10 " 5. Ugramalla, son of 4 15 ***********....... 6. Asókamalla, son of 5 19 drove the Bais Thakuris out of Patana, and founded near Svayambhunatha the town of K&sipura, between the rivers Manmati, Våg..
mati and Rudramati.
7. Jayasthitimalla, son of 6, made laws for castes and families, dedicated many images and built temples. An inscription of his, dated Nepalasamvat 512," is found on a stone near Lalitapaṭṭana. He died on Kartika badi 5 of Nepalasarhvat 549, or 1429 A.D. 43 years. 8. Yakshamalla, son of 7, built the walls of Bhatgam where to the right of the principal gate an inscription is put up, dated Sravana sudi of Nepala-samvat 573, or 1453 A.D. He and his successor built a temple of Dattatreya in the Tachapa tôl of Bhâtgåm. He died in Nepalasamvat 592, or 1472 A.D., and left three sons, the eldest and the youngest of whom founded two separate dynasties at Bhâtgâm and Kâtmându, while the second, Ranamala, held the town of Banêpå.
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as According to Dr. Wright, 32 years; Kirkpatrick's list has 22 years.
N. S. 542, according to Dr. Wright, History, pp. 183, 187. Prinsep gives N.S. 731 for this ruler.-J.B.
