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for two years, marched his army to Malwah and took it. Many 

 cities were founded by him. He married the daughter of Shiva 

 Rai , ruler of Gandhara (Kandahar) , and passed two years in that 

 country. He then proceeded towards the Shwalik mountains 

 and made the Chief of those places give him tribute. He 

 fought a battle with the ruler of Kumaon and subdued him, but 

 eventually having married his daughter gave the country back 

 to him. Then he marched to Nagarkot, a mountain fortress 

 between the sources of the Ravi (Hydraotes) and the Byas 

 (Hyphasis), and, after capturing it, went to Hankot, and thence 

 proceeded to make pilgrimage of the goddess Durga. The ruler of 

 that place made allegiance and gave him presents. He married 

 the daughter of the Chief of Nagarkot to his son. Thence he 

 marched to Jammu, the ruler of which place did not at first 

 submit and rose to oppose him, but was at last defeated by 

 him. He made many people slaves and with much wealth 

 returned to Kashmir. After staying in Kashmir for two years 

 he again went to India and travelled from Multan to Bengal 

 along the shores of the Indian Ocean and made en route about 

 500 chieftains give him tribute. He then returned via Kanauj 

 and came to Kashmir with a large amount of wealth. Here a 

 large public assembly was held by him in which gifts were given 

 to brave men and the third part of his booty was distributed 

 among the people. During his lifetime he gave away three 

 lakhs of cows in charity and used to take much care of 

 religious men. Two ascetics, one named Haru and the other 

 Maru, who had come from Silhet, used to accompany him wher- 

 ever he was leading his army for invasion. They had power to 

 make themselves invisible when sitting in company of people 

 and then visible at their will, and would not eat or sleep for 

 days together. 



Ramadeva 



clothed -himself 



his spiritual leaders (H4ru and Maru) in the temple of 

 Partheshvara on the Bhawan spring for ten years and then dis- 

 appeared with them, leaving no trace of himself behind. 



7. Vyasdbva -2936-2880 B.C. 



Vyasdeva assumed the reins of government in 2936 B.C. 

 He was, like his father, a just and generous ruler. He invited 

 learned men from India; promoted the learning; established 



was 



and the ryot 



had 



was 



to water being frozen, therefore the king, for the benefit t 

 the people, constructed within the city a large and deep tank 



steps 



pilgrimages 



