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end of the Tomar dynasty, in the following year 1170. This will 

 give a reign of upwards of 22 years to Prithvi Eaja, which is the 

 very term assigned to him in all the manuscripts, at the end of the 

 Tomar dynasty. It will also add about 19 years to the length of 

 Anang Pal's reign, during which time I suppose him to have been 

 tributary to Yisala Deva. 



41. The subject of the Chohan dynasty has been so much con- 

 fused by the conflicting accounts given by Colonel Tod, that I have 

 found it impossible to make any satisfactory arrangement, either of the 

 names of the Princes, or of the lengths of their reigns. So far as 

 our information goes, the only Chohan Princes of Ajmer, who were at 

 the same time actual kings of Dilli, were Yisala Deva and Prithvi 

 Eaja. During the other half of Anang Pal's reign, I consider him 

 to have been only the titular king of Dilli, and tributary to the 

 paramount Sovereign of Ajmer. On Anang Pal's death in A. D. 

 1171, the throne of Dilli would of course have fallen to Prithvi Eaja 

 by his adoption as the successor of the Tomar Prince. On Visala's 

 death, which would seem to have occurred somewhat earlier, or about 

 A, D. 1169, I infer that Someswara succeeded to the throne of Ajmer. 

 When he was killed in battle seven years afterwards, or in A. D. 

 1176, the throne of Ajmer would have fallen to Prithvi Eaja. But 

 between Someswara and his son Prithvi Eaja we find the names of 

 Chdhara Deva and Ndga Deva (or Jaga Deva), and I can only 

 account for their insertion by supposing that they were the tributary 

 Eajas of Dilli under Prithvi Eaja as lord paramount. This seems 

 highly probable if we may place any dependence on the latter part 

 of Colonel Tod's genealogical list of the Chohans, in which Chdhara 

 Deva is made the younger brother of Prithvi Eaja. That Chdhara, 

 or Chdhada Deva was a person of some consequence, we know from 

 his coins, which are less uncommon than those of Prithvi Eaja him- 

 self. Perhaps Nag a Deva may have been another brother or a near 

 relative. 



42. Colonel Tod gives the substance of an inscription discovered 

 at Bijoli, which is dated in S. 1226, or A. D. 1169, during the life- 

 time of Someswara. In this inscription it is stated that Someswara 

 was originally called Prithvi Eaja, but " having obtained the regal 

 dignity through Someswara, he was thence called Someswar." Now, 

 if the date of this inscription has been rightly read, it seems most 



