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ous statues, sculptured pillars, and inscribed bases of columns bave 

 been brought to light. Amongst these inscriptions, some, which 

 are dated in an unknown era, are of special interest and value. 

 They belong most probably to the first century of the Christian era 

 and one of them records the name of the great King Huveshka, who 

 is presumed to be the same as the Indo-Scythian King Hushka. 



VII. Delhi. — The Hindoo remains of Delhi are few but interesting. 

 The stone pillars of Asoka and the iron pillar are well known, but 

 the other remains have not yet been described, although none have 

 been more frequently visited than the magnificent ruined cloisters 

 around the Kutb Miliar, which belong to the period of the great 

 Tuar dynasty. 



VIII. Kanouj. — No account of the ruins of this once celebrated 

 capital has yet been published. Several ruins are known to exist, 

 but it may be presumed that many more would be brought to light 

 by a careful survey of the site. 



IX. Kansamhi. — On the Jumna 30 miles above Allahabad. The 

 true position of this once famous city has only lately been ascertain- 

 ed. It has not yet been visited, but it may be confidently expected 

 that its remains would well repay examination. 



X. Allahabad. — The only existing relics of antiquity that I am 

 aware of are the well known Pillar of Asoka and the holy tree in 

 one of the underground apartments of the Fort. Many buildings 

 once existed, but I am afraid that they were all destroyed to furnish 

 materials for the erection of the Fort in the reign of Akber. 



XI. To the south of Allahabad there are the ruins of Kajrdha 

 and Mahola, the two capitals of the ancient Chandel Rajas of 

 Bundelkund. The remains at Kajrdha are more numerous and in 

 better preservation than those of any other ancient city that I have 

 seen. Several long and important inscriptions still exist which give 

 a complete genealogy of the Chandel djmasty for about 400 years. 



XII. Benares. — The magnificent Tope of Sarnath is well known ; 

 but no description of the Tope, nor of the ruins around it, has yet 

 been published. At a short distance from Benares is the inscribed 

 pillar of Bhitari, which requires to be re-examined. 



XIII. Jannpoor. — ■ Although the existing remains at this place are 

 Mahomedan, yet it is well known that the principal buildings were 

 originally Hindoo temples, of which the cloisters still remain almost 



