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the city of Anahilavada Pattaņa"-with which Hemacandra was connected—was in the high tradition of Pataliputra, Ujjayini, Kānyakubja, Valabhi and Bhinnamala", and thus the history of the kingdom and empires of which these cities were capitals becomel distinctly relevant. The editors have accordingly collected information from all possible sources-such as, accounts of travellers, descriptions in literary works, architectural remains, and inscriptions on stones and copper-plates together with such legends in the Puranas and the Prabandhas as are not inconsistent with proved historical facts. This makes the Introduction well worth study in order to realise the place of Gujarat and its greatest savant in the history of India.
Bombay August 22, '375
A. B. Dhruva
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