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The following lists give the names of all the Kings of this dynasty 
according to the various authorities in my possession :— 





MRITUNJA¥A Punsap, CHANDERI Hwen 
5 2 
AND WARD. M.S, a) Sayip AHMADe THSANG, 
Yrs, F Yrs. Yrs Yrs. 
Dipa Sinha} 27 |Dip S....| 17 |Dip S.......]| 17 |Dip Sing ...} 17 
Rana S. ...| 223/Ran §....| 143/Ran S. .....| 143/Ran Sing...| 14 |Prakaéra Var- 
~ dhana. 
Raja S. ...| 93/R4j S. ...| 93/RamS, ..| 93/Raj Sing ...| 9 |Rajya ditto. 
Vara S. ...| 46 |Hari S. | 45 |Mitr S. ...| 45 |Shir Sing | 45 |Harsha ditto, 
Nara S. ..| 25 [Nar S....| 43 |Bir S. ......! 18 |Hara Sing | 13 | 
Jivana......| 203|Jiwan ...| 8 |Jiwam ...... 8 |Jiwan Sing} 7 
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According to Sayid Ahmad the accession of Shir Sing, who is the — 
Hara or Hari of the other lists, took place in A. D. 611, or within 
four years of the date already obtained for Harsha Vardhana. 
255. In my account of Delhi I have given my reasons for believing 
that Kanoj was the Capital of the Zomars down to the invasion of 
Mahmud in A. D. 1021, immediately after the defeat and death of 
Réjé Fai Pal. Shortly after that date the small town of Bari to the 
north of Lucknow became the Capital, until about A. D. 1050, when 
the Zomars retired to Delhi before the growing power of the Rdhtors. 
Once more Kanoj became the Capital of a powerful kingdom, and the 
rival of Delhi, both in extent and in magnificence. Here Jaya Chan- 
dra, the last of the Réhtors, celebrated the Aswamedha, or “ Horse- 
sacrifice ;” and here in open day did Prithi Raja, the daring chief of 
the Chohans, carry off the willing daughter of the Réhtor King, in 
spite of the gallant resistance of the two Bandfar heroes Alha and 
Udal. The fame of these two brothers, which is fully equal to that of 
Prithi Raja himself, is still preserved in the songs and traditions of 
the people amongst the Chandels of Mahoba and the Rdhtors an 
Chandels of the Doab. (ter the fall of Delhi in January, 1193, A. 
D., Muhammad Ghori marched against Kanoj. Raja Jaya Chandra 
retired before him as far as Benares, where he made his last stand, but 
was defeated with great slaughter. The Raja escaped from the field, 
but was drowned. in attempting to cross the Ganges. When his body 
was recovered by the conquerors it was found that he had false teeth 
