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Cunningham" in regarding the prince Trailo- pâladêva. If the document D be genuine and kyamalla to be the Chandella Trailokya- its date correctly given, it might possibly be varmadova of that inscription.
suggested that Harirâjadeva was alive in 1297In lines 5-18, our inscription furnishes the 1298, and had permitted his son, Kumarapalasame genealogical list of the Maharanakas of dêva to share in the management of his state, Kakar dika, from Dhahilla to Vatsaraja, or made over to him a portion of his dominions. which is contained in the inscription C. From But such a suggestion could hardly be reconlines 18-29 we learn that Vatsaraja had two sons, ciled with the statement in the grant C, the Maháránaka Kirtivarman, and the Mahár. according to which the reign of the childanaka Salashanavarmadêva; and that the latter prince (Kumârapaladêva) was made a prosper again had two sons, the Maháránaka [V]aha[da] ous one" by Muktasimha, and which appears varmadova, and the Maháránaka Harirajadeva. distinctly to intimate that Kumarapaladeva
In lines 29-36, the last of these chiefs, Hari- succeeded to the government of Kakarêdika, rajadáva, informs the people concerned that, while he was still a child. at the time mentioned, he gave the village of The inscriptions and D furnish the Agas@yi, in the Vadhara pattalá (mentioned following genealogical list of the Maharanakas also in the inscription C), to the Ráutas Sânge, of Kakarodi : Sahada, Mahâditya, and Samanta, sons of the
1. Dhahilla. Ráuta Anavê, and to Râmasimha, son of Kiritû, son's sons of the Thakkura Lahada, Brâhmans
2. Durjaya. of the Maundilya gôtra, and whose three pra
3. Shojavarman. varas were Maundilya, Angirasa, and Bårhaspatya. The estate granted is stated to com
4. Jayavarman. prise 20 visuá, of which 2 were given to Sange,
5. Vatsaraja. 4 to Sähada, 3 to Mahaditya, 8 to Samanta, and 3 to Råmasimha. With the exception of
6. Kirtivarman. 7. Salashanavarman. Vijhůka, who is omitted here, the donees are the persons mentioned as donees in the grant C. Lines 36-45 contain the same benedictory
8. [V]Aba[da]varman. 9. HarirAja.
[Vikrama S. 1298.] and imprecatory verses which are given in C, only differently arranged ; and lines 45-48 add
10. Kumarapala. that this támraka or copperplate grant was
[Vikrama S. 1297.1 written by the karanika, or writer of legal Of these, 4, 5, and 6 are mentioned also in documents, the Thakkura Udayasimha, son of the inscription A., with the date [Chêdi-] Tanapasimha, grandson of Kamalasimha, and Samvat 926 = A.D. 1175 for 6, Kirtivargreat grandson of Sômalla, born in the family man-And the inscription B. has the names of the Maháthakkura Dhâreśvara; and en- 1, and 4–7, (with the date (Vikrama-] Samvat graved (unmilitum) by the son of Kûkêm, the 1253 = A.D. 1195 for 7, Salashanavarman, or grandson of the worker in iron Gânge.
Salakhapavarman, or Salakshanavarman), while, The difficulty presented by this inscription in the place of 2 and 3, it has the three names is that it purposes to record a grant, made in VAjaka, Dandaka, and Khojaka. Of these, the (Vikrama) year 1298 by the chief Hari- I feel no hesitation in identifying Khôjûka râjadêva, while, from the preceding inscription, with 3, Shôjavarman, and I think it probable it would appear that Harirâjadêva already in that Vájúka and Danduka were two brothers, 1297 had been succeeded by his son Kumâra- of whom one was also named Durjaya.
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First plate. i min siddhih 1900 .. . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . .
.......... 1 Svasi(sti) | ParamabhatArak-etyadi-rArchæol. Survey of India, Vol. XXI. p. 148. 1 Brahman, Vishņu, and Siva, which are contained in the From the impronion.
grant c. 200 Here follow tbe same three verses in honour of
