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wear the crown; on which account, Chyte?a'l, an 

 eminent zemindar, was chosen king; and he founded 

 , the Tomdra dynast3^ 



In these three lists, we find two- d^ynasties intro- 

 duced, t\\G Tomdra and the Cliauhdn: but tliese were 

 collateral, at least for some time; as is obvious from 

 the context of the appendix to the Agni-purdn'a, in 

 which it is declared, that Jidaha'na, called PruTn- 

 wi-RAjA in the Ay'm-Acberi*^ was defeated, and 

 killed in battle, in the country of Saiubh{ila, by the 

 Chauhxms, who thus became kings of Yvgin'i-pura, 

 or Dilli. This happened, says Abul-Fazil, in the 

 year of Vicuama'ditya 84S (it should be 488); 

 and as the first year of Vicraima'ditya is made in 

 that section, to correspond with the first of the 

 Hcjra, the death of Jidaha'na happened in the 

 3^ear of Christ 1110. This is further confirmed by 

 another passage from the same author -j", in which 

 lie says, that the dynasty of Bala-deo, orBiLDEo, 

 the Chauhdn^ lasted 83 years, and seven months, 

 that is to say, from the death of Prithwi-ra'ja, 

 who was slain by Baldeo, to the death of Pi- 

 tiiaura', in the year 1192, or of the Hejra, 588; 

 and from the beginning of the Hejra. to the year 

 lilO of Chrisi, there had ela})sed exactly 488 

 Hindu or Lunisolar years \, Accordingly, these two 

 dynasties will stand thus: 



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