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performance of religious rites. Besides, kiho;s have 

 at least one title given to them, hesides nicknames 

 occasionally; and it is allowed to make use of sy- 

 nonymous terms; and thus G6-pa'la, on ascending: 

 the throne, Avas indifferently styled Bhu'-pa'la and 

 and Mahi-pa'la. The son of Sri-DeVa-pa'la was 

 Ka'ja-pa'la, perfectly synonymous with Bhu'patt- 

 pa'la, as he is called in the Aii'm-Acberi ; for all 

 Rajas are equally denominated Bhu-pati. 



As the Hums or Hum, are mentioned in the 

 inscription at Buddal, Sri-De'va-^pa'la must have 

 lived at a period comparatively modern; for the 

 Huns made their first appearance on the hordcrs of 

 Persia, in the time of ]3ahram-Guh, who hegan 

 his reign in the year 421. In the year 458, Balkh 

 was their metropolis; and, in the heginning of the 

 seventh century, the}'' were settled in iht Pa/fjab^ 

 according to Cosmas Indicopleustes, who calls 

 them White Huns; and they are the same, of course, 

 with the Abtelis, Abt elites or Enthalites. It is the 

 opinion of several well informed men, from Cabul 

 and the adjacent countries, that the Abdalis existed, 

 as a nation or trihe, long before Muhajimed; and 

 that the denomination of Abddli is not derived from 

 the Persian word Abddl, the servant of God. In 

 that case, they may be a remnant of the Abtalis^ 

 or Abtelites. It was about that time, that the dy- 

 nasty of the Hands in India began, and which is 

 recorded by the Paurcuiics. There were thirteen 

 kings of them, and eleven more under the name of 

 Mawvas, as it is supposed ; but whether in due 

 succession, or in a collateral line, or only partially 

 so, is unknown. AVe find that their power extended 

 even into Giijardt', as I observed before, about 

 the era of jNIuha aimed; and some think that Maun'a 

 is a contraction from Maehicdria or Mahd-Himas ; 

 for, in the west of India, they say Maga, and write 



