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Bhaga-datta, contemporary with Crishna; but 

 in tlieir pedigree, communicated by the present 

 king, to ('aptain Hardwicke, in the year 179^, 

 it is acknowledged that for the space of -9OO years 

 after Bhaga-datta, nothing is recorded of his suc- 

 cessors, not even their names*. If the same correc- 

 tion be introduced into the hst of Bengal princes, 

 it will place tlie reign of Antanga-Bhima in the 

 first century before the Christian era, and bring the 

 whole list, at least, within the bounds of historical 

 probability. 



Through the uncertainty of Persian orthography, 

 and the carelessness of transcribers, the names of 

 these princes are most miserably disfigured; and I 

 shall only observe here, that the real names of the 

 three predecessors of Sudraca, areSANCARA-siNHA, 

 'Satrujita, and Bhupati-pa'la, or Ra'ja-pa'la. 

 His successor's name is Jayadraca, called Crishna 

 in the Puratias, and said there to have been his 

 brother. 



I shall now produce another list, which was 

 brought from Assam by the late Dr. Wade ; and 

 given by him to Mr. Harington. It was originally 

 the same with the Vansd^vali, but it was new mo- 

 delled, according to the ideas of the Jamas ; though, 

 I must confess, that it is difficult to say which is the 

 original one. Be this as it may, it is certainly a 

 most curious list, and in some instances it affords 

 useful hints. 



yrs. ms. days. 

 To Yudhisht'hira, - - - - 1880 8 10 

 To MiTRA sinha, 9,96 6 9 



* Asiatic Researches, Vol. 6. p. 338. 

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