1896. ] N. N. Vasu—Nagaras and the Nagari-alphabet. 135 
We come to know from the above extracts that the Rastrakita 
kings of Gurjara conquered Gauda, Vanga, Kalinga, Ganga, Magadha, 
Malava, &c., in the 9th and 10th centuries! A.D. 
So itis beyond doubt, that between the 9th and 10th centuries 
A.D., during the reign of the Rastrakita kings of Gujarat, the 
characters of their family-priests the Nagara-Brahmanas, spread over 
the whole Aryavartta under the name of Nagari-lipi. Now, the same 
characters which were once, by the efforts of the Rastrakita kings, 
circulated all over the Aryavartta, have now, by the influence of printing 
and the deep interest taken by western scholars, spread all over the 
world. 
1 The famous Rathor kings of Kanauj were of Rastrakita origin. 
