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The Genealogy of the Jagat Seths of Murshidabad. 222 of which may be found in the Arch- of Shah Hiranand that we find a aeological Survey of India Reports correct genealogy from Hiranand down P. II. for 1908-09 (pp. 100-115). to his sons and grandsons. The Ms. The gotra name of the family is is not dated but supplies us names Gelhra and the tradition is that one in order of seniority which is not Girdhar Singh of Guhlot (Khichi) found oven in the Hindi Note-book clan of the Rajputs, was converted to preserved in the family and translat. Jainism by Acharya Jina Hansa Suri ed by Mr. Little in Appendix II of. towards the beginning of the 16th his article. Another Ms. (Ex. C) also century and the family gotra was named written for the use of the said Manik after Gelaji, son of Girdhar Singh, The Devi, is dated V. S. 1777 (1720 A.D.) members belong to Parswanath ? Pars in the month of Falgun, second day achandra, Gachcha of the Jain church. of the new moon, Friday. My next Of the ancestors, we find mention of source of information like the afore. Sing Raj. his son Akhay Raj and said note-book is a brief account of his grandson Karam Chand in the the family, collected together and writgenealogical tree (App. I of “The ten in Nagri character by a relation House of Jagat Seth" by Mr. Little) of late Jagat Seth Indra Chand with without any other information regard. dates both in Hijri and Samvat eras. ing them. Next we find Shah Hira. It was handed over to me by my nand, an inhabitant of the town of late father Rai Setab Chand Nahar Nagore in Marwar, leaving his native Bahadur, but I have presented the place to seek his fortune in the East. same to his descendant, keeping a copy He reached Patna in the Hijri year of it myself (Ex. D). 1042 corresponding to Vikram Samvat As regards inscriptions, Hunter's 1709 (1652 A. D.) on the 3rd day Statistical Account of Bengal”, IX, of the full moon of the month of Bai. P. 264, quoted by Mr. Little, mentions sakh. He settled there and breathed names of Shugol Chand and Hoshiyal his last in the year 1768 V. S. (1711 Chand. But this is not correct. The A, D.) on the fourth day of the full images and the foot-prints on the moon of the month of Magh. He left Paresnath Hills bear the name of behind him seven sons and one dau. Khusal Chand Birani, a member of ghter. It is only from the colophon the same gotra as Manik Devi. Also of an illustrated Ms.-"Bhupal Cha. I have not come across the inscripturvinsatika" Kavya (Ex. B) written tion dated 1815 with the name of at the instance of Manik Devi, first Rup Chand Jagat Seth as mentioned wife of Seth Manik Chand, fifth son by Hunter. Except the Firmans as
