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1906. | The Umgé Hill Inscriptions, 25. 
Soviat Names of kings given at the inscrip- mee of kings given in the 
No tion noticed before by Cap- miller inscription now 
1 Bhimipala ae 
2 Kumarapala mara 
3 Laksmanapala vis ‘ recor 
4 Chandrapal Ae ... | Candra. 
5 Nayanapila a ... | Nayapala. 
6 Sandhapala 2 .. | Sandhesa. 
7 Abhaya Deva se ... | Abhaya Deva. . 
8 alla Deva «| Malla. 
9 Kesi Raja Kegisvar 
10 Barasimha Deva* Narasimha, 
1l Bhanu De Bhanu 
12 Somesva eo = oma 
13 Bhairavendra ibe ... | Bhairava. 
* (Should be “ Narsimhadeva.” ) 
wi will be seen that the termination “pala” has not been 
n the names noted in the 2nd inscription except in Laks- 
magnet and Nayapala. The name Nayanapala of the Isti ncaa 
tion is Nayapal in the 2nd inscription, Sandhapala <4 the Ist 
andhesa in the 2nd. Keshraj is Kesisvara. It herrea 
clear that the name Barasimha read by Captain Kittoe is actually 
Narasimh 
In the last para. of his note on the larger yale, deat oe te 
Kittoe notices the fact of another inscription of the year 129 
having been found in the hills of Sirgija by Colonel Ouny: 
recording the fall in cattle of a Raja named Lachhmandeva, son 
of Kumara Raja. Bhairavendra fw hoes last inscription, now un- 
der notice, is dated Samvat 1500, corresponding to a.p. 1443) is 
the in descent from Lakgmanpala, This gives an approxi- 
mate period of about 15 years to each king, and takes back King 
Durdama to the earlier part of the 13th century 4.p. 
out three miles to the west of the village of Umga, there is 
another small hill covered with ruins of temples, etc., called San- 
dhail Hill. In one of its caves, called “ Sita Thapa, ” there are 
still located some old sculptures, with a few words of gy aera 
inscriptions here and there. The Chief “ Lingam Siva” is 
named Sandhesvara Natha. Near the Police pe of Fateh- 
pur, about 45 miles east of Umga, there is another shrine called 
Sandhesvara Mahadeva, which is surrounded by views and 
which is much frequented by pious Hindus. In honour of this 
shrine a fair is still held in the Siva Ratri festival, in the month 
of Phalgun every year. _These facts naturally suggest the idea 
the kingdom of Sandhe8a extended over a considerable area in 
this district. About 25 miles north-east of Umga is Konch which 
