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city at the foot of the Vatargang hill, calling it after his own 

 name Larik-nagar (Lar), and brought a stream through it from 

 the adjacent hill. The city was so dense and the houses were 

 no contiguous that it is said that a kid got over the roof of a 

 house at its eastern extremity, which went along from roof to 

 roof and only descended at its western extremity. The stream 

 Larkul which runs through the village Lar was excavated by him. 

 He reigned for 31 years. 



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45. Biram Chandra— 1521-1476 B.C. 



His son, Biram Chandra, succeeded after his death in 1521 

 B.C. He was a good and pious king, being occupied day 

 and night in worshipping. It is said that he used to bathe 

 every morning at one hundred pilgrimages and worship at one 

 hundred shrines. Whatever money came as revenue during 

 the day he used to distribute among poor people at evening and 

 nothing was kept by for next day. One evening, after he had 

 distributed the day's income, a Brahman came and asked for 

 alms. c * Excuse this time," the king said, " come to-morrow 

 and I will give you as much as you want. " ' ? It may be that 

 Your Majesty dies during this night," the Brahman replied, 

 then who will supply my want? " On hearing this, the 

 great charitable king gave himself up to the Brahman, telling the 

 latter to sell him in the Bazar and get the money he could procure 

 for him. The Brahman took him to the bazar where a merchant, 

 recognizing the king, bought him for one thousand ashrafis. 

 The king passed the night in the merchant's house, and the 

 following morning, making himself known to him, offered 

 one thousand ashrafis he had paid to the Brahman for him. 

 "I have bought a king," he said humorously, iC and shall 

 I give him up without making any profit over the bargain ? 

 The king offered ten thousand ashrafis, but the merchant 

 refused it, saying that he would not part with him even for 

 ten lakhs of ctshrafis. ' ' What ransom then do you want ? ' * 

 asked the king. 4 ' I want that Your Majesty will henceforth 

 take the evening meal in my house all your life through," said 

 this liberal-minded merchant, who wanted thus to make a name 

 for himself, ' 4 then I have no claim whatever upon Your Majesty. ' ' 

 The king consented to this, and thenceforth dined every evening 

 in the merchant's house. 



Under Biram Chandra's rule the country was most prosper- 

 ous. He reigned for 45 years. 



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46. Babighana— 1476-1459 B.C 



After Biram Chandra's death in 

 acclaimed as kins. He was i 



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tellect, but his wife Chakra Rani was a very wise woman 



