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haha, and the first part is to be pronounced nearly 

 Clihdruara, answering to the Persian CMr-e-aur, or 

 the four associates. 



The third table contains Raghu-naVha's list, as 

 current in the eastern parts o^ India. It begins with 

 the Cali-ifnga, or rather with the Alaha-Bharata, or 

 great war: but I have omitted the first part, prior to 

 the times of Maha'-Bali, as it has not the least affi- 

 nity with the lists from the Purchia's, and throws no 

 light on that part of the ancient history of India. 

 Maha'-bali, according to the present list, reigned 

 forty years and eight months; which is conformable 

 to the Purdna's, in which he is said to have reigned 

 40 years, including the 12 years, during which his 

 sons, the Sumdly Micas, reigned together, and which 

 are generally ascribed to him. From the first ot" 

 his accession, to the first year of Vicrama'ditya's 

 era, the present list allows 298 years, 6 months and 

 9 days; to which 56 years being added, it will place 

 his accession to the imperial throne 555 B. C. which 

 is very correct, as I have shewn in my essay on 

 jhm-Gangam, Unfortunately, it is the only correct 

 part in the whole list. The successor of IMaha- 

 BALT was Chandra-gupta, or Chaxdra-pa'la, 

 fostered or concealed by Luj\ us ; and who lies here 

 concealed under the name of Amrit-pa'la, for 

 LuNUs is but a mess of Amnt, which Chandra- 

 gupta is supposed to have been fed with, during 

 the time of his concealment ; and a reign of 28 years 

 is here assigned to him, as in the Purdnas. 



From the first of 'Aditya's era, to the first of Su- 

 DRACA, there are 347 years, answering to A. D. 

 291 ." but in the Cumdricd-chanda, it is declared, 

 that he began his reign in the year of the Cali-yuga 

 3291, or A, D. 191 ; and other circumstances prove, 

 that this date is true, or very nearly so. There are, 

 to fill up that space, only nine kings, whose reigns 



