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the formation therein of the different orders of beings and things. The 

 greater and lesser periods, or ages, periodical deluge ; formation' of infe- 

 rior gods, asuras, and men ; Avatdras of Vishnu ; eclipses, how ac- 

 counted for; fasting ;at that time peculiar to India; Hindu notions of 

 geography, mention of Nipdl, Moghulistdn, Turkistdn and Hindustan 

 proper. The birth of Crishna about one hundred years before the 

 end of the Dwdpara-yuga, and his building the town of Dwdraca, on 

 the sea-coast, and reigning there. His actions are stated in plain lan- 

 guage, divested of the marvellous. 



The second Cdnda, or section, relating to the royal line of Hastind- 

 purl. 



The genealogy of the race deduced from Soma. Accounts of the 

 Pandavas, and other persons, similar to matters in the Mahdbhdrata^ 

 but reduced to simple narrative, by the rejection of hyperbolical meta- 

 phors. A long lapse of time given to the later descendants subsequent 

 to Janamejeya. Vicramaditya conquered and ended that race. 

 References to Salivahana and Bho'ja raja, with their successors (of 

 great value if authentic), down to year of the Cali-yuga 3700, about 

 which time is fixed the commencement of the Hegira ; Hindu kings 

 ruled 591 years after that period. The conquest of Delhi placed in 

 the reign of Paithu. Rise of the Muhammadan ascendency. 



The third Cdnda or section. Account of the Willaet, or original 

 country of the Muhammadans. 



Geographical details and definition of the country north-west of the 

 Indus, adapted to aid in fixing the reference of names in Pauranic geo- 

 graphy ; mention of Alexander's victory over Darius ; extended notice 

 of ancient Iran and Turdn; rise of Muhammad in year of Vicramaditya 

 621, era of Salivahana 486; notices of the Caliphs his successors ; 

 a somewhat full account of Hassan and Hossen; various subordinate 

 matters ; Cersian invasion of Multan and Lahore, (by way of Candahdr 

 and Cdbul) against Rama Deva king of that part of the country, 

 (Hegira 431,) who routed the invaders and drove them back across the 

 Indus at Attock. Reference to Firdausi author of the Shah Nameh, 

 the insufficient reward given to him, which he bestowed in charity, and 

 satirised the promise-breaking patron. Invasion of Delhi from Persia 

 taking tribute ; extension of the eruption in the Deccan ; plunder of the 

 Carndtaca country extending as far as Seringapatam. Images of gods 

 taken thence, and carried to the Pddshdh at Delhi ; Ramanuja was 

 then at Seringapatam, and went to the Pddshdh at Delhi ; by making 

 interest through the medium of the Padshah's daughter he recovered 



