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taken from good impressions, four from photo. band, starting from A.D. 248-49, we obtain zincographs, and for the remaining two we for the three princes mentioned the following have the somewhat emphatic statements of Sir dates, which may speak for themselves :A. Cunningham, the correctness of which I see Narasimhadeva, - no reason to doubt. And, if my calculations Chedi-s. 907+248 = AD. 155. be at all correct, it is a fact, that of all the
Chadi-s.* 909+248 = A.D, 1157. years from A.D. 201 to 280, only the year Vikrama-8.10 1216 - 57 = A.D. 1159. 248-49, taken as the epoch of the Chedi His younger brother Jayasimhadeva,era, yields correct weekdays for every Chêdi-s." 926 +248 = A.D. 1174. one of these eight dates, and at the same Chèdi-s."* 928 +248 = A.D. 1176. time places the moon in the asterism men. His son Vijayasim hadeva, - tioned in one of these dates. Whether there Chedi-s.13 932 +248 = AD. 1180. are historical reasons for which the epoch of Vikrama-s."* 1253-58 = A.D. 1195. the Chêdi era should be placed before A.D. 201 Narasimhadêva's father and predecessor was or after A.D. 280, others will be more compe- Gayakarnadeva. That prince issued the Jabaltent to say than I am; but I may mention one pur copper-plate grant, of which one plate, or two facts, which render either alternative containing the date, unfortunately has now extremely improbable, I may bay, impossible. been lost, but regarding the contents of which
From an Alha-Ghat inscription, of which we know from a transcript" that Gayakarna we have a photolithograph in Archæol. Survey made a grant of a certain village, “having of India, Vol. XXI. Plate xxviii. we learn bathed in the Narmada at the time of the that Narasimhadeva was reigning in [Vi. Makara-samkranti, on Monday, the 10th of krama-] Samvat 1216 = A.D. 1150. The same the waning moon of Magha in the year Narasimhadeva (together with his younger ..." Supposing Narasimbaddva to have brother Jayasinhadêva) is mentioned, as reign- reigned in 907 + 248, i e. as I have shown ing prince, in Alhaņadevi's inscription of above, A.D. 1155, the Makara-samkranti must [Chedi-]Samvat 907. Supposing, then, the have taken place on Monday, the 10th Chedi era to have commenced, e.g, in or before of the waning moon of Mâgha, in some year A.D. 200, Narasimhadeva would have reigned before, but at such a distance from A.D. 1155, in or before A.D. 907 + 200 = 1107, i.e. as would suit the relation to each other of father already at least 52 years before A.D. 1159, the and son. And it is again a fact that the year, year in which we know him to have reigned, which falfils these conditions, is A.D. 1122.
Again, from the Rewah copperplate in. For in that year, the tenth of the waning moon scription of the maháránuka Salakhanavarma of Magha, by the porthern reckoning, fell on déva which is mentioned in Archeol. Survey of December 25, which was a Monday, and India, Vol. XXI. page 146, and of which I owe in the same year the Makara-samkranti took an impression to Mr. Fleet, we know that place shortly before sunrise of, or, for Vijayadeva was reigning in (Vikrama-] practical purposes, on Monday, DecemSamvat 1253 = A.D. 1195.' And from a ber 25, as required. I may add that on that Têwar inscription we learn that his father, day the 10th tithi of the dark half was cor. Jayasimhadeva, was reigning in (Chedi]- rent, and that it ended 9h 43m after mean Samvat 928. If, then, the Chedi era had commenced as late as, e.g. A.D. 270, not to In Archæol. Survey of India, Vol. XXI. mention A.D. 280, Jayasimhadeva would have Plate xxvii. Sir A. Cunningham has given a reigned in or after A.D. 928 + 270 = 1198, photolithograph of an inscription from Bei.e. at least three years after his own son, sani, the date of which he reads "Samvat which clearly is impossible. On the other 958 prathama Asha dha su. di. 3," and from the
Sauvat 1216 Bhadra su. di. pratipada Ravau = India, Vol. XXI. p. 145. Sunday, August 16, 1159.
13 Tewar inscription. The exact date I shall give, when editing the " Kunibh copperplate inscription, Journal As. Soc. of inscription.
Alhanadévi's inscription. Bengal, Vol. XXXI. p. 116. LÅl-Pahår rock inscription.
** Rewah copperplate inscription, Archæol. Survey of 10 Alha-Ghåg inscription.
India, Vol. XXI. p. 146. 11 Réwah copperplate inscription, Archæol. Survey of " Archæol. Survey of India, Vol. IX. p. 88.
