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THE VIKRAMA ERA.
403
116 and 131 (V. 1227 and 1243) from Ajaygadh ; No. 130 (V. 1240) from Mahoba; and No. 181 (V. 1318) from Jhansi.
From the tracts of country east of Bandelkhand as far as Gayà, and those north of Bundelkhand and Rêwah up to the Jumna and the Ganges, and north of these rivers as far as Jaunpar, we have the following dates : No. 102 (V. 1216) from Alha-ghất; No. 139 (V. 1253) from Rêwah; No. 110 (V. 1225) from Phulwariya (?); No. 112 (V. 1225) from the Târâchindi rock ; Nos. 28, 123, and 186 (V. 1005, 1232 and 1325) from Gayâ; No. 22 (V. 974) from the Asni inscription of Mahipaladeva of Kananj; No. 48 (V. 1093), from. Kurrah'; No. 88 (V. 1199) from Gadhwâ; No. 45 (V. 1083) from Sarnath ; and No. 199 (V. 1353) from Jaunpur.
To the south-east of Rajputânâ, and adjoining it, is Malava. Of the Paramara princes of this country and their successors we have the following dates : Nos. 35, 36, and 40 (V. 1031, 1036, and 1050) of Vâkpatirâja-Muñja ; No. 44 (V. 1078) of Bhojadêva; No. 53 (V. 1137) of Udayaditya ; Nos 64 and 65 (V. 1161 and 1164) of Nara varmadêva; Nos. 82 and 84 (V. 1191 and 1192) of Yaśôvarmadêva : No. 89 (V. 1200) of Lakshmivarmadêva ; No. 126 (V. 1235 and 1236) of Harischandradêva ; No. 140 (V. 1256) of Udayavarmadêva; Nos. 149, 151 and 152 (V. 1267, 1270, and 1272) of Arjunavarmadêva ; Nos. 153, 158, and 163, (V. 1275, 1286, and 1289) of Dêrapaladêva ; and No. 176 (V. 1312) of Jayasimhadêva. To Malava also belongs No. 81 (V. 1190) from Ingnôda.
Adjoining Rajputânâ on the south, and west of MAlava, was the kingdom of Anhilvad (including Kathiavad), the Chaulukya and Vaghela rulers of which furnish us with the following long list of dates : No. 38 (V. 1043) of Mûlarāja ; No. 47 (V. 1086) of Bhimadêva I.; Nos. 56 and 57 (V. 1145 and 1148) of Karnadêva; Nos. 71 and 86 (V. 1179 and 1196) of Jayasimha dêva ; Nos. 90, 96, 103 and 106 (V. 1202, 1208, 1218, and 1220) of Kumâra påladeva; Nos. 118, 119, and 121 (V. 1229, 1231, and 1232) of Ajaya påladeva; Nos. 136, 141, 144-148, 156, 159, 161, 165, and 166 (V. 1251, 1256, 1261, 1263, 1264, 1265, 1266, 1283, 1287, 1288, 1295, and 1296) of Bhimadêva II.; No. 155 (V. 1280) of Jayantasimha; No. 171 (V. 1299) of Tribhuvanapaladeva ; Nos. 172, 175, and 179 (V. 1303, 1311, and 1317) of Vîsaladêva; No. 182 (V. 1320) of Arjunadeva; and Nos. 190, 195, and 198 (V. 1335, 1343, and 1350) of Sarangadêva.-From Kaphiâvad we have, besides, the dates Nos. 100, 160, and 162 (V. 1215, 1288, and 1288 or 89) from Girnir; and No. 177 (V. 1315) from Siyâl Bêt.
A few early dates of some of the rulers of Kanauj, north-east of Rajputana, have been already given above. Of the later Rathor princes of Kanauj we have the following dates : No. 61 (V. 1154) of Chandradêva and Madanapaladêva ; Nos. 62 and 66 (V. 1161 and 1166) of Madana pâla and Govindachandradeva; Nos. 68, 70, 72-74, 76 and 79 (V. 1174, 1177, 1181, 1182, 1185. 1187, and 1188) of Govindachandradêva; No. 87 (V. 1199) of Govindachandradêva and Rajyapkladêya ; Nos. 93 and 95 (V. 1207 and 1208) of Govindachandra's queen Gôsaladêvî: Nos. 111 and 113 (V. 1225) of Vijayachandradêva ; and Nos. 122, 124, 125, 127, and 132 (V. 1232, 1233, 1234, 1236, ard 1243) of Jayachchandradêva.-To some of the later chiefs of Kananj apparently belong Nos. 138 and 154 (V. 1253 and 1276). And from places north-east of Rajputâ nå we have, besides, the dates No. 39 (V. 1049) from Dewal; No. 92 (V. 1207) from Mahâban; and No. 192 (V. 1337) from Rôhtak.
With the exception of two or three dates from inscriptions and about a dozen dates from MSS. about the locality of which I am not certain, the above are all the dates in my chronological list down to the year V. 1359 or about A.D. 1300; and the refult of this examination may be stated thus :
Our earliest known dates, to about V. 900, are all from eastern Rajputânâ, especially from that part of eastern Rajputank which borders on, or is included in, MÁlava. From there, if we may judge by the dates collected, the era spread first towards the north-east and east, to Kananj and to Gwalior and Bundelkhand, and afterwards towards the south-east and south, to Malava
