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YadU'Vahsa-bhuvam rajnam 



Saingftapuram rajyam-ayugad dadhatam 



S'ri-Senavammanamarajarsih 



prakramen-astt, II — V, 2. 



This shows that in the 6th and 7th centuries a.d. Singha- 

 pura or Sirhhapura was regarded by the Yadavas as their ances- 

 tral territory. The place has been ^identified by Dr. Buhler 

 with the Sang-ho-pu-lo described by HiuenThsang. ^ Siinhapura 

 is common as the name of towns in ancient India and we have 

 another "Singhpoor or Seehore" in Malwa.* 



The inscription does not state definitely who founded the 

 kingdom of the Yadavas in the extreme East. The genealogy 

 of the family begins with Vajravarmman, but there is nothing to 

 show that he was a king himself. We have more definite 

 information about his son Jatavarmman who is said to have 

 had aspirations for Imperial power. The words vitatavan sarvva 

 -bhaumafriyam should be taken with great caution. The 

 phrase most probably indicates that he (Jatavarmman) acquired 

 independence. From the same verse (v. 8) we learn that 

 Jatavarmman married VlraSrl, the daughter of Karnna, so he 

 was the brother-in-law of the Pala Emperor Vigrahapala III 

 who had, according to the Ramacarita of Sandhyakaranandin, 

 married another daughter of the Cedi King, named Yauva- 

 nasri. 3 He (Jatavarmman) is also said to have made his power 

 felt in the Anga* country. So he must have taken part in 

 the long wars between the Kalacuri-Cedis Gangeya and 

 Karnnadeva on one side and the' Palas Mahipala I, Naya- 

 pala and Vigrahapala. A description of the war will be 

 found in detail elsewhere. 6 He is also said to have defeated a 

 chief named Divya. This Divya has been correctly identified 

 with Divvoka, the leader of the Kaivartta rebellion in the 

 time of Vigrahapala III. This Divya or Divvoka was a servant 

 of the king Vigrahapala III who had risen to power. His 

 nephew (brother's son) was the opponent of Ramapala and 

 was overthrown by him. Jatavarmman defeated another 

 person named Govarddhana. Two men of this name are to be 

 found in contemporary records : 



(1) A King of Kausambl whose name has been read 



Dvorapavarddhana by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Sastri 

 and which seems to be the copyist's mistake for Govardhana/ 3 

 (2) A Brahmana general of the King of Southern Bengal 



I Beal's Si-yu-ki, Vol. I, pp. 143-147- 



* Forbes, "Rasmala," p. 348. 



8 Mem. A.S.B., Vol. Ill, p. 22 (I. 9). 



* Mr. Radha Govinda Basak felt uncertain about this word and 



Mr. Nagendra Xath Vasu reads Pandresu (Paundresu) instead of yo- 

 zngvu). 



6 Palas of Bengal in the Memoirs A.S.B., Vol. V. 

 « Ibid., p. 37 (II. 6). 



