VICRAMADITYA AND SALIVAHANsl. 175 



contemporary with Sapor king of Persia, according 

 to Feiushta. and reckoned among the several kings 

 called ViCRAMADiTYA, in the Sinliasana dwdtrin- 

 shati. He is mentioned under the nameof Sudraca, 

 or 'Suraca in the Vrihat-catha, and under that of 

 VicRAMACESARi in the Vetalapanchavinsati, as we 

 have seen before*; and according to the Cumarica- 

 chmtda^ began his reign in the year I91 of the 

 Chrhtian era. After him came Brahma'-ra'ja, 

 who reigned 87 years in Vidharhha-nagari. His 

 successor was Ati-Braiima', who reigned at Uj~ 

 jayim: he went with an army to countries toward 

 the north, but was defeated and killed after a reio-n 

 of 31 years.' 



*' He was succeeded by SadaVvva," called Va- 

 5UDHA in the Bhavishija, and Uasdeo by Ferishta: 

 *•' he reigned 84 years." 



In his time appeared Harsiia-me'gha or Ra- 

 shabha, called Gandiia-rupa in the yhj'ni Acberi, 

 and Bahram-Gor in the history of Persia. 



His son was VicamA'DItya, (in the BhavishyOr 

 two persons are mentioned, Bhartrihari and Sri- 

 Vicrama'ditya;) who began his reign accordingly 

 in the year 441, reckonino; from the first of 'Sa'li- 

 va'hana, and answering of course to the same 

 year, (441,) of the Christian era: and the son of 

 Bahram-Gor ascended the throne in that \c\'y 

 year. 'Sri-Vicrajiaditya is supposed to have 

 reigned 100 years, and of course he died in the 3ear 

 541. It is here said that he went and subdued the 

 Paitanas ; that is to say, the inhabitants of Patana 

 m the Deccan, but not the Patans, as Bernoulli 



* Pa^e 107, 146. 



