84 Source of tables. 



this case they frequently allude to some eclipse or full moon, the act 

 of donation being more pious for its occurrence on a religious festival. 



It is hardly necessary to enumerate the authorities for the different 

 catalogues to which we may now proceed, since they will be mentioned 

 under each dynasty : but it may be as well to premise, that A. A. 

 against a name or date denotes Ayin Akberi ; F. Ferishta's history • 

 J. Jones; Wd. Wilford; B. Bent ley ; T. Tod ; H. Hamilton; and W. 

 Wilson. 



All dates have, for uniformity sake, been expressed in Christian 

 years, which can readily be converted into the various native reckon- 

 ings by the rules given in page 40. 



As a convenient preface to the mythological catalogues of the Solar 

 and Lunar dynasties, a tabular sketch of the Hindu Theogony, with 

 a few additional memoranda regarding their sacred works, &c. have 

 been inserted. For more ample details on this subject, Moore's Hindu 

 Pantheon, and Coleman's Mythology, or the standard work of Ward 

 on the Hindus may be consulted ; while for the Pauranic genealogies 

 at length, the elaborate tables published by Dr. Hamilton, at 

 Edinburgh, in 1819, although inconveniently expanded in dimensions, 

 will be found the most complete and authentic reference. The tables 

 of Sir Wm, Jones, Wilford, and Bentley, in the Asiatic Researches, 

 have the addition of dates ; but as before remarked, these are hardly 

 admissible in the earlier periods of fabulous history. 



In regard to the tables of the Muhommadan sovereigns, it has been 

 thought sufficient, as their history is so readily accessible, to insert 

 merely their names and titles at length, to facilitate the identification 

 of coins, &c. where frequently only a part of the title is visible. To 

 connect the line of these intruders into Hindusthan, it was also una- 

 voidable to carry back the list to the Persian, the Arsacidan, Syrian, 

 and Bactrian monarchies ; for, although properly speaking beyond the 

 limits of India, their history is, from the time of Alexander, continu- 

 ally mixed up with that of the rich and fruitful country so constantly 

 the prey to their invasions and plunder. 



For the concluding catalogue of important events in the history of 

 British India, we are indebted to Captain Henderson's list, published 

 in the Calcutta Quarterly Magazine, which has been kindly revised 

 for our work by the author himself. 



