Report of the Archceological Survey, 





testimony. That the city of Dilli was founded by a Eaja of similar 

 name, is probable enough, for it is the common custom in India, even. 

 at the present day, to name places after their founders. But there is 

 unfortunately so much uncertainty about the dates in all the stories 

 connected with the foundation of Dilli, that it is difficult to form 

 any satisfactory conclusion as to the truth. 



11. According to Kharg Eai, the G-walior Bhat, who wrote in the 

 reign of Shahjahan, the last Pandu Prince, named Nildghpati, was 

 king of Dilli when 3000 years of the Kaliyuga had expired, that is, 

 in 101 B. C. In that year he was attacked by a Baghuvansi Raja, 

 named Sankhdhwaj, with whom he fought 17 battles, but was even- 

 tually defeated and killed after a reign of 44 years, which brings us to 

 57 B. C. Sankhdhwaj himself is said to have been defeated and 

 killed by the famous Vikramaditya of Uj&in, who thus became king 

 of Dilli, (Dilil-pat-hahayo) ; his descendants are recorded to have 

 reigned in Ujain for 792 years, during the whole of which time Dilli 

 was deserted (ujarh rahi) . At the end of these 792 years, or in 792 

 — 56f=735i years complete, or A. D. 736, Dilli was re-peopled by 

 Bilan De Tomar, whose descendants occupied the throne until dis- 

 placed by the Chohans under Bisal Be, who is of course the Visala 

 Deva of the two inscriptions on Firuz Shah's Pillar. 



12. In this account of Kharg Eai, I recognize another version of 

 the former story of the Eaja of Dilli being overcome by the king of 

 the Sakas, who was himself afterwards defeated by Vikramaditya. 

 The name of Sankhdhwaj would appear to be only a misreading 

 either of Sakwant, or of Sakdat or Sakaditya; but Nilagh jpati is quite 

 unlike Eaja Pal, although it might be a mistake for Tilak pati, and 

 would thus, perhaps, have some connexion with the name of Eaja Dilu. 



13. I think also that I can recognize another version of the same 

 legend in the story of Basal, king of Hind, and his sons Bawal and 

 Barkamarys, as preserved in the Mojmal-ut-tawarikh of Bashiduddin.* 

 In this version king Basal, whom I identify with Eaja Pal of the 

 Bajavali, is driven from his throne by a rebel, who is afterwards 

 conquered by Barkamarys, a name in which, though slightly altered, 

 I still recognize the famous Bikramddit or Vikramaditya. 



14. The overthrow of the Sakas is universally attributed to the 

 Vikramaditya who assumed the title of Sahdri, and established the era 



# Reinaud Fragments Arabes, &c, p. 47. 



