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available in the Som-Saubhagya-Kavya and Guru-Guna-Ratnakar Kavya. A.M.S. of Adinath-Stavana and the Delawara inscription of V.E. 1491 contain specific references to Sahana. He got a Satrunjaya patta and some icons installed in Delawara in V.E. 1491. An account of his younger brother Sarang is found in an inscription of V.E. 1494 on the icon of Adbhutaji of Nagada. Some members of this family constructed the Jain temple of Chaugan Udaipur during the reign of Maharana Ari singh. But full detail of the later genealogy of this family is not available.
Ranka family of Jaisalmer :
This family which traces its origin to Jakhdeva, undertook several religious works. Jakhdeva's descendant was Naya, whose three sons named Amba, Jind and Mulraj were men of renown. In V.E. 1425 they went on a Sangh-yatra and a big Pratistha63 was arranged in V-E. 1427 under the instructions of Jinoday Suri of Kharatar-gachchha. Shresthi Amba undertook a Sangh yatra to Shatrunjay etc. in V E. 1436. Kihat one of the members of this family went on a Sangh-yatra to Shatrunjay in V.E. 1449 under the guidance of Jinraj Suri of Kharatargachchha. In V.E. 1473 Shresthi Dhana, Jay singh and Har singh of this family constructed the famous temple of Parshwanath in the fort of Jaisalmer. It was consecrated by Jin-vardhan Suri, who was later on removed from the Acharyaship. It seems that in this family sons of different brothers continued to live together in a more than usual close-knit joint family manner. A long genealogy is available in the inscription according to which three persons responsible for the construction of the temple named LaxmanVibar (Parshwanath) were the sons of different brothers.
Chopara family of Jaisalmer :
The Oswal Chopara family of Jaisalmer was another prominent family. The famous temple of Sambhavanath64 was
62. The Som Saubhagya Kavya cant VII/The Guru Guna Ratnakar (Varanasi)
p. 12. 63. Nahar III No. 2112 and 2113. 64. ibid No, 2139, 2145, 2146,
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