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years' revenue of the whole country. After some time Durga's 

 son, named Rangu, in order to avenge his father's death, went 

 with some of his companions and caught the king while hunting 



e and killed him. Harnamdeva's period of reign was 



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39 years. 



21. Sulkandev a— 2329-2311 B.C. 



After his father's death Sulkandeva sat on the throne. 

 was a pleasure-loving king but was administering justice 



, Saturday he had allotted for public affairs and the 



rule extended over 28 years. 



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22. Sinaditya— 2311-2294 B.C. 



Sinaditya succeeded his father in 2311 B.C. He was a 

 foolish and a snappish king. One day he was looking his face 

 in a mirror and his wife was unfortunately resting her head 

 on his shoulder and her face reflected in the mirror. On this 

 the king upbraided her, saying that she might be having inti- 

 macy with the person in the mirror, and cut off her nose there and 

 then. It is said he ordered his minister to get for him a virgin of 

 paradise. The minister, fearing that he would lose his life if he 

 did not satisfy his master's wish, brought him a pretty girl, 

 nicely dressed and wearing ornaments, and told him that she 

 was the daughter of the lord of paradise, but ten million dinars 

 were asked for her. The foolish king at once gave the money to 

 the minister and took the girl. The minister 

 ruler, the king being ruler only in name. Sinaditya was killed 

 by his brother after 17 years of his accession to the throne. 



was 



23. Mangaladitya— 2294-2255 B.C. 



Sinaditya was assassinated in his bed-chamber by his 

 brother, Mangaladitya, and then the latter was, by the help of 

 the nobles of the kingdom, installed as king of Kashmir. Manga- 

 laditya also proved himself a bad ruler. He encouraged planta- 

 tion of vineyards and had stills started in every house in the 

 country. He was addicted to merry-makings and also encour- 

 aged gambling in the country. In his time a mist appeared in 

 the atmosphere, by inhaling which many people died. His 

 reign lasted 39 years. 



24. Khimendra— 2355-2189 B.C. 



Khimendra succeeded his father in 2255 B.C. He, after 

 making his control stronger over the frontiers, also became 

 luxurious and fond of hunting. It is said he had learnt an 

 incantation and by its power used to enter the houses of the 



