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called for that reason Gupta-vdnsas ; there were nine 

 laniilies of them, who ruled independent of each 

 other, over various districts \\\ Ami-Gangam ; such as 

 Padmdvati (Patfia); Cantipari (now Cotwall, nine 

 coss to the north ofGzvalior); Magad'ha (or Bahar); 

 Praijagd (or Allahabad) ; Sdceta (or Oiide) ; and Be- 

 nares. Tliere is still a powerful tribe of the Ndcds 

 on the banks of the Jumnd and the Betwd-nad'u ITie 

 Causalas or Pund'hracas ruled in Tamralipta, near 

 the sea-shore, according to the Vishnu-pWYind. In 

 other Pnrdnas, we read the Causalas, or Andliras^ 

 w^iich is inadmissible. The kings of Maifhila (or 

 TirJiut) are often mentioned; but the kings o^ Gaiir 

 (or Bengal) are never noticed, unless they be the 

 Bdiigavas, once mentioned in the Brahmdnda. The 

 kings of Bengal are not mentioned in the book of 

 the wars ot Prithwiraja in the twelfth century; 

 whilst those of Oude^ Tirhut, Bahai\ Napal are no- 

 ticed, as well as Bhoj'a king of LhVya-desd, now 

 Orusa. 



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