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tlirone of liis ancestors, Deb-sailim, a descciulaiit 

 of the famous king of that name, who led a re- 

 tired life, entirely given up to devout contempla- 

 tion. He is called Vallabiia in our list, Beyser 

 and Bipla in various copies of tlie Ayin-Acbcri*. 

 Being a weak man, and blind, he reigned only six 

 months, and was succeeded by the two sons of his 

 brother, Duulabha and Bhima'-ra'ja'. 



Then appeared the famous Visala-deVa, with 

 the title of Carn'a-Raje'ndra, that is to say, 

 powerful and magnificent like Carx'a, and lord 

 paramount over many kings. He is said, in our list, 

 to be a Chait'urd, that is, of the Chit'wa tribe, still 

 extant in Gujrat'-f; and after which the famous 

 place of C/iait'ur or Cliait'or is denominated. He 

 was therefore a native of Mcwar, now called the 

 Sircar or province of Chaitbr. This induces me to 

 believe, that he is the same with Visala-deva, 

 mentioned in the inscription upon the pillar of P'l- 

 roze, at the hunting seat of the emperors near D'lUiy 

 and called Stambhacamandira in the appendix to the 

 Agni-pwana ; that is to say, the palace with the 

 pillar. There he is said to be king of Sacamhhari^ 

 which is probably the town of Cambher or Cambher- 

 nere, in the province of Aleivur. At all events, it 

 was certainly in that country, as I shall shew here- 

 after. His father Ve'lla-de'va was originally a 

 petty king of that country, and his son Visala- 

 deva caused that pillar to be erected, in the year 

 1164, and thus the times coincide. Visala pro- 

 bably availed himself of the indolence and supine- 

 ness of the princes of Gliazrii, and drove the AJlecli- 



* Ayin-Acheri, Vol. 2d. p. 91, 95. 

 t See Ayin-Achcri, Vol 2d. p. 84. The true name is, I am told, 

 Ckittrort. 



