Indian Antiquary Vol 17

Author(s): John Faithfull Fleet, Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

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JANUARY, 1888.)
GRANT OF SOMAVARMADEVA AND ASATADEVA.
vii. 589 of the same work, Åsata, the Chàm- the districts concerned. The number of offipêya, was one of a number of tributary chiefs cials mentioned is anusually large, and reminds who presented themselves at the court of the one of the lists of officials given in the Âmgichhi king Kalaba of Kasmir. As the first-men- and Bhagalpur plates." The individual tioned event is placed by Sir A. Cunningham functions of every official named are by no between A. D. 1028 and 1031, and the second means clear, and I would point out that I have in A.D. 1087, and as Sala and  sata are clearly not found the office of viray dtriks, line 14, the two princes Salaváhana and Åsata of our mentioned in any other grant which I have grant, the grant must have been made between studied. those two dates, or about the middle of the 11th The objects granted are in lines 16-21 stated century. The traditional list of the Chambåto be 15 bhúmi or bhá of land, and a yearly Rajas given in Archæol. Survey of India, Vol. gift of one lhári of grain from the granary at XIV.pp. 114 and 115, identifies Sala with Sôïla Bhadravarma, the said 15 bhúmi of land being or Sahila, the Sahilladeva who in our grant is
hilladeva who in our grant is made up as follows: described rather as the founder of the family; 1. In the Panthila mandala, and it has between Sala and Asața no less than (a) 4 bhrimi belonging to Kuloți, described five princes, none of whom is called Sômavar
as being in the enjoyment of the madêva.--Some of the peoples mentioned in the
maháráni Rardhà (the mother of the grant in connection with Sâhilladeva can be
grantor); readily identified. Trigarta, according to Sir (6) in Murgala, 2 bhúmi, situated in SupaA. Cunningham, is the name of the country
kara-surambhata ; between Kangra and Jalandhar, to the south of (c) in Vata, 2 bhúmi, situated in Chhônnê. Chamba ; and Kulata, the district of Kulla,
raka-gôshthika. to the south-east of Chambh. The Kiras hate 2. In the Tavasaka mandala, by some been identified with the Kasmiris, (a) in Bhadravarma, 1 bha, situated in but in the Brihatsarhitá, xiv. 29 they are
bhadrâvakasiya-Vijjaala; separately enumerated, as a people inhabiting (6) in Sarahula, 1 bhumi, situated in the north-east, together with the Kaśmiras.
Bhattavasanta ; About the Durgara lord and the Saumatika, (c) in Dhalyaka, 2 bhumi in Lartaka, bewith whom the Kiras would appear to have
longing to Dennasuta; and 2 bhú been allied, I have not been able to collect
in Jaudhaka, belonging to Råmajjeany information, but it does not seem impos
yasuta; sible that Durgara may be identical with Dogra, 3. In the Parakamata mandala, which by Sir A. Cunningham is given as a in Mangala, in Dhaulleka, 2 bhúmashaka name of the country including "Jammu and
belonging to Lutthukasuta, and 2 the other petty States between the Jehlam and
bhúmashaka belonging to Hurtakathe Ravi." The allusion to Sâhilladôva's vic
suta, these 4 bhúmáshaka being equal tory over the Turushkas or Muhammadang,
to 1 bhi. probably has reference to the repulse of one of Or, in figures, 4 bhú in Kuloti, 2 bhi in Mun. Sultan Mahmud's invasions at the beginning of gala, 2 bhi in Vata, 1 bhú in Bhadravarma, the 11th century.10
1 bhú in Sarahula, 4 bhu in Dhalyaka, and Bomavarmadeva, being about to make a | 1 bhú in Mangala ;-total 15 bhu. grant, in lines 13-15 of the inscription addresses There are several things in the passage of himself in the usual manner to the various offi- which the above is an abstract, which I am cials of his dominions and to the inhabitants of unable to explain satisfactorily; others, about
• Ancient Geogriphy of India, Vol. I. page 141. The doubts expressed by Lassen, Indische Alterthumskunde, Vol. III. page 1051, regarding the existence of a king named Sala, are by our grant shown to be groundless.
. Archæol. Survey of India, Vol. XIV. p. 106. • Ancient Geography of India, Vol. I. page 136. + ib. page 142.
• See Hall, in Journal Am. Or. Soc., Vol. VI. page 128.
Ancient Géography of India, Vol. I. page 130. 10 In the genealogical part of the grant I am unable fully to explain the epithet applied to Såhilladeva in line 9, According to which he had his extraordinary expanded sparkling might proclaimed by the venerable holy god Sadrakaevamin.' I suspect that Sodrakasvamin is a local name of the god Vishnu, in honour of whom S&hilladeva may have founded a temple.
11 ante, Vol. XIV. page 167, and Vol. XV. Page 806.