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after the installation of the maharaja Bhaga- 
vata. 
(6) Inscription of Nayanika, widow of the Andhra 
ing Satakani I in the Nanaghat cave. 
(c) Bharhut torana (gateway) inscription. 
6. Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavéla king of 
Kalinga 
7. Safichi torana inscriptions. . 
8. Inscriptions of the time of Sddasa. 
9. Inscriptions of the time of Kanishka.’ (pp. 14-15) 
It may be remarked here that although four classes of 
inscriptions are included under No. 4 it is clear from the body 
of the text (p. 4), that the author looks upon each of them as 
earlier than the one following it. The Sajichi forana inscrip- 
tions thus occupy the tenth place in the chronological series 
and are referred to by the author to “ the first rather than the 
second century B.C.”’ (p. 7) Mr. Chanda winds up the 
summary of his results by the following remarks: ‘“‘ The con- 
clusions arrived at above as to the relative ages of these early 
monuments would perhaps carry conviction enough if they 
were based on considerations of palaeography alone ; but when 
we find that they are borne out by another and wholly inde- 
pendent line of evidence, then the conviction of their correct- 
ness becomes almost a certainty.’? He then points out in 
detail how the conclusions of Sir John Marshall, based on an 
substantial agreement with those propounded by him. 
The striking agreement of the results achieved by 
years’ time on an average, the alphabetic system underwent 4 
definite change in those days,—a conclusion which seems to be 
well-nigh impossible even on general considerations, but the 
weakness of which may be demonstrated also by concrete 
examples. For, calculating on the same basis, we are entitled 


