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V. — Ancient Inscriptions. 



Dr. A. Burns' Kaira Tamba-patra, No. 1 . 



When we gave, in the past month, a translation of No. 4, of the 

 Tamba-patras, of which transcripts and facsimiles were obtained 

 from Dr. A. Burns of Kaira, we were not aware that one of the 

 same precise description had previously been communicated by Mr. 

 Secretary Wathen, and was printed with an exact copy of the plate in 

 the number of this Journal for September, 1835. We were led to 

 refer to that article by finding in the oldest of Dr. Burns' grants, 

 that marked No. 1, by him, the name of Siladitya, and other princes 

 of the Valabhi race from Senapati Bhatarka downwards. 



Our present grant confirms the order of the reigns given by Mr. 

 Wathen from his Tamba-patras, and affords additional dates and cir- 

 cumstances, of high interest to those who occupy themselves with such 

 studies. Mr. Wathen's order of the Valabhi or Balhara dynasty is 

 as follows : 



5 *§ 5 s§ 



< a - < s u 



1 1 Bhatarka Senapati. 8 4 Siladitya, I. 



2 Dhara Sena. 9 5 Chara Griha, or Ish- 



wara Guha. 



3 Drona Sinha. 10 6 Sridhara Sena, II. 



4 Dharuva Sena, I. 11 7 Dharuva Sena, II. 



5 Dhara Pattah. 12 8 Sridhara Sena, III. 



6 2 Guha or Griha Sena. 9 Dharuva Sena, III. 



7 3 Sridhara Sena, I. 13 Siladitya, II. 



Of these rajas, the four following Bhatarka are omitted in the 

 present grant, it being simply stated that from Bhatarka, the founder 

 of the family, was sprung Guha Sena or Griha Sena, the former is 

 our reading. From this prince however we have the genealogy com- 

 plete, and with the simple introduction of Dharuva Sena, III, our 

 ninth in order, and the author of this grant, the series corresponds with 

 that of Mr. Wathen in every particular. The genealogical tree which 

 our present grant enables us to frame from Guha or Griha Sena 

 will stand as follows : 



