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probably be considered as the original form of the present Pothowar, 

 which is a part of the Rawal Pindi district. There is every proba- 

 bility however, in favour of the satrap's descent from Atri ; for the 

 salt range is still called Jddon-Tca-ddng, or hills of the Yddavas, who 

 were one of the two celebrated branches of Atri's descendants. 

 Perhaps if we could obtain a complete list of the Jddon BMtis* 

 now settled in Jesalmer, we might find traces of Taxiles-Omphis, 

 and of other chiefs, whose names are only found on coins and inscrip- 

 tions. My list is much longer than Tod's, but is still very incom- 

 plete. A complete list may yet be procurable, for I possess one of 

 the Jadon of Khiraoli, which extends to one hundred and twenty- 

 eight names, from Krishna to the present Eaja. 



Fig. 24, is the inscription on the lid of the brass cylinder extracted 

 by General Ventura from the great Manikyala tope, which I believe 

 no one but myself has yet attempted to decipher. One of the 

 names is still doubtful, but the remainder of the inscription seems to 

 me to be perfectly clear. I read the whole inscription as follows : 



Swati Siva Chatrapasa Gandapliuka Qliatrapa putrasa danatrayam. 



" The three gifts of the Satrap Swasti Siva, son of the Satrap 

 Gandaphuka." 



The last four letters of the inscription which, for want of room 

 on the lid of the cylinder, are placed below, I read as danatrayam, 

 "the three gifts." These, I suppose to refer to the three cylinders 

 or relic boxes, which were deposited in the three separate chambers 

 of the tope. The three deposits comprised the following articles. 



Upper deposit at 12 feet from top. Iron (or copper) box enclos- 

 ing a box of pure gold which amongst other things contained the 

 following coins. 



Gold coin of Oerki. Reverse. A four -armed seated figure with 

 a crescent behind the shoulders styled MANAO-BArO. This figure 

 I take to be the four-armed OKPO, the Supreme God, or Mahddcva, 

 who, like Jupiter Osiris, is frequently represented with the lunar 

 crescent. Vagisa was a name of Vrihaspati or Jupiter in India, as 



* The people very simply aud neatly distinguish between the Hindus and Mu- 

 salmans of the same caste by varying the pronunciation. The Hindus are called 

 Bhdtis and Jdts, the Musalmans, lihath and Jats (Bluittees and Juts). 



