450 ON ANCIENT MONUMENTS 



at De'vapallipatan a, enjoining them to observe and 

 obey his patent : which is recited as a grant of land to 

 two Bi-dhmanas, conferred by him, on the day of full 

 moon in Mdgha 1220*. subsequently to his inaugura- 

 tion as Yuva raja or designated successor and associate 

 in the empire. The inscription concludes by quoting, 

 from a Purdna, four stanzas to deprecate the resump- 

 tion of the grant : and by a signature importing *' this 

 copper was engraved by Jayapa''la.'^ 



Without having having the seen the original, no 

 opinion can be offered on the probable genuineness of 

 this monument. But it will be observed, that thp in- 

 scription is consistent with chronology : for Java 

 CHAND, who is described, in the Ayin acl>eri-\^ as su- 

 preme monarch of India, having the seat of his empire 

 at Canoj, is there mentioned as the ally of Sheha'- 

 EUDDiN in the war with Pkit'havi ea'ja or Pit'hora'j 

 about the year of the Hejira 558, or A. D. U92: 

 twenty-eight years after the date of this grant. 



REMARKS. 



A FEW observations Qn the general subject under 

 consideration, will terminate this essay. 



Most of the ancient monuments, which ha,ve been 

 yet discovered, contain royal grants of land ; framed, 

 commonly, in exact conformity to the rules delivered 

 by Hindu writers who have treated of this subject %. 

 That durable memorials have been usually framed to 



* Cprrespoding to A. D. wQA. 



t Gladwin's Translation, vol^ 2. p. lip. 



t As. Res. vol. 3. p. 50. Digfsit of Kmdu law, vol. 2. p. 27S. 



