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the Jainas reckon from the death of Vicra'madttya, 

 the whole will stand thus, 466+79—108+477=914, 

 for tlie 3'ear of Christ, in which Bhoja ascended 

 the throne. Major Mackenzie, in his extracts com- 

 municated to the Society, says, that in the Dekhin it 

 is recorded of Bhoja, that he leigned fifty \cars 

 five months and three days ; and that the famous 

 Ca'li'-da'sa lived at his court. Accordingly, Bhoja 

 died in the year 965 or 969, if we place his accession 

 in the year 9 18. The author of the 'Satrujat/a-?na' 

 hatmya places the accession of Vicrama'ditya in 

 the year of Christ 437, instead of 441; and when 

 we read, in the Aym-Acberi, that Bh6ja ascended 

 the throne in the year, of Vicrama'ditya 541, this 

 might possihiy he a mistake for that of his death; 

 and such mistakes are unfortunately but too frequent 

 with Hindu writers; and his death would, in this 

 case, fall in the year 977; or in 982, if we reckon 

 from the year 441. This account is the most pro- 

 bable, as it leaves room for the reign of his adopted 

 son Jaya-nanda, who died without issue, when 

 Chaitra-pa'la, or Jyte-pa'la of the Towara tribe, 

 was raised to the throne. After fighting several un- 

 succesful battles with Sultan Ma h mood, he put 

 an end to his own life, in the year 1002, and was 

 succeeded by his son Mahe'ndra pala. This 

 Chaitra-pa'la or Chandha-pa'la, and in the spo- 

 ken dialects Chaitra-pa'la, Jyte-pa'la andGEPAL, 

 by Musulman writers, is called Chaitra-Chandra 

 in the Bhavishya; which cannot be explained other- 

 wise, than by supposing, that the author meant, that 

 he was called indifferently either Chaitra-pa'la or 

 Chandra-pa'la. He was a most powerful prince, 

 and his authority was acknowledgerl all over India; 

 and he is mentioned in the Jyin-Acheri'^, under the 

 name of Chandra-pa'la; but he is placed erro- 



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