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The reason, why the famous 'Sri-De'va-Pa'la 

 15 not mentioned in the lists from the Piiran'as, is, 

 that he hved in too modern times, for they do not 

 come so low. After the invasion of Sultak-Mah* 

 MUD, in the years 1017 and 101 S, the Hindus en- 

 joyed some respite, till the last Mahahharat, or great 

 war, in 1192, when all the heroes of India fell in 

 the plains of Thanii-Sar. During that period, 'Sri- 

 De'va-Pa'la might humhle those of Dravira and 

 Gurjarat' (that is to say the Bala-raych-)^ and the 

 Hunas in the Panjab; for he hy no means conquered 

 them ; and he probably humbled them only, by re- 

 fusing to pay some yearly tribute, and putting on a 

 bold countenance, at the head of a po\rerful army. 

 It seems, however, that he marched through the 

 Vindhyan hills, to the west of the Jumna, and then 

 went into the Punjab, as far as the borders of the 

 kingdom of Camhoja or Ghazni. Tije tnrie in which 

 this expedition took pl;»ce, cannot be ascertained, 

 but within certain limits. After Modud's invasion, 

 in tlieycar 1043, the Hi?idus iTcoveved some strength 

 and courage, under the weak reigns oi Togrul 

 the usurper, and Fuuru€k-Za'd. The enterprising 

 Ibrahim succeeded him; but it was not till the 

 year 1079 that he was enabled to lead an army 

 into India; and probably the expedition of Sri- 

 Deva-pa'la took place between the years 1052 

 and 1059, during the weak reign of Furruck- 

 Za'd, of whom nothing is recorded. 



Tlie list of the kings o^' Bengal, in the Ayi?i' 

 Acberi, was formed by Jainas, \A^o place the be- 



f inning of the Cali-yuga only 1078 B. C. but it was 

 fterwards altered by the followers of Brahma, and 

 the beginning of it placed 5100 B. C. and the reigns 

 of every king prodigiously lengthened, in order to make 

 the whole coincide with the first year of the Cali-yuga. 

 The Rajas oi Sirinagur pretend to be descended fiom 



