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and Surwaya in the Gwalior State, places which had once been 
included in the principality of Narwar, with Mr. M. B. Garde, 
Inspector of Archaeology, Gwalior State, and I had a dis- 
cussion with him about the origin of Chahadadeva, Malaya- 
varmman, etc. Mr. Garde informed me that his discovery of 
several new inscriptions in the Gwalior territory has thrown 
much light on the origin of these princes. For example, a 
copper-plate inscription of Malayavarmman issued in V.S. 
1277 = 1220-21 A.D., discovered at Kuretha in the Gwalior 
State, makes it clear that he belonged to the Pratihara clan. 
Two stone inscriptions give the desired data about Chahada- 
eva. At my request Mr. Garde supplied me with a note on 
the origin of the Rajput princes of Narwar from which I quote 
the following, with his permission :— 
« A gtone inscription on a Jain temple at Bhimpur about 
3 miles from Narwar dated in V.S. 1319, in the reign of Asala- 
deva contains the following verses : 
Yajvapala iti sarthakanama sambabhiava vasudha-dhava- 
vamésah. 
Sarvatah-kaiita-kirtti -dukula& = chhotram =ékam = asrijat 
bhivane yahk.| i 
Kule kil-asminn = a janistha vira-chadamanih Sri-Yara- 
, madirajah. 
Sura-chchhidain bhartsita-Tarakasrik Skando-pt naskandati 
yena samyam., 
Tatra naka-yuvati-stana-sthali-pattra- valli-ghana-damvara- 
err . ° -_ 
Chahadah pratinarendra-kanana-plosha-dava-sikhi-mirt- 
tirudyayau. 
The facts of historical importance gleaned from this pas- 
sage are that there was a, race of kings named Yajvapala ; 
that in that race was born Sri Yaramadiraja, and that he was 
succeeded by Chahada.” 
“Tn another stone inscription found in the kachert at 
Narwar, dated in V.S. 1339 in the reign of Gopala, occurs the 
following text :— 
Gamyo na vidvesi-manorathanam 
Rathasyadam bhanumato nirumdhan 
Vasah satam-asti vibhiti-pattram 
Balavadan-arjita-kamta-kirttir- 
vamsah paro-bhaj=J ajapella-samjfiah 
Tatr-abhavan-nripatir-ugra-tara-pratapah 
