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64 HISTORY OF CASHM1R. 



against its recurrence, by the construction of dykes and canals, by which 

 without fear of a deluge, the waters were distributed equally and plentiful- 

 ly to all parts of the kingdom; such was the beneficial result of his mea- 

 sures, that a khari of grain, which before the late dearth, sold for 200 Di 

 nars has ever since been restricted to no more than thirty-six.* Sujjya 

 was bountifully rewarded for his labors, and was enabled to perpetuate his 

 name by founding Sujjyapur on the banks of the Vitasta, where it issues 

 from the reservoir. 



After enabling the ingenuity of Sujjya to execute the beneficial ar 

 rangements above described, and witnessing the improving condition of his 

 kingdom, Avantiverma being taken ill, determined to end his days at 

 Tripura GsMtra, and accordingly proceeded thither, where he resumed the 

 Vaishnava faith, and listening to the perusal of the Bhdgavat Gild, he ter- 

 minated his career in the year 59, after a reign of 28 years and 3 months. 



As Avantiverma. was not succeeded by his brother, and not only a 

 new king, but a new Yuvaraja was appointed upon his death, we are left to 

 conclude, either that SuraVerma was dead, or the office of Yuvaraja con- 

 ferred no title to the succession, and was held at pleasure : it appears too, that 

 at this time, the great officers of the state continued to exercise the authori- 

 tative interference they had obtained under the last dynasty, and disposed 

 at will of the functions of royalty. It is said accordingly that the son of 

 Avantiverma, SANCARAVERMAt was made king, by the power of the 

 chamberlain Retnaverd-hana, whilst Kernapa, sprung from one of the 

 late king's brothers, procured the nomination of Suc'ha Verm a, the son of 

 Suraverma, to succeed his father in the Yauvardjya, in opposition to the 

 chamberlain and the king, a circumstance which led to a civil war between 



. * This confirms what I have hinted that these Dinars were copper. The Khari is probably Ahulfazl's. 

 Kherwar in which he says every thing is estimated in Cashmir : the average price of this, ascertained 

 when fixing the revenue of the province, turned out to be twenty-nine dams or pyce. — Ay. Ac. ii. 161. 



-j; Sunkerderma. — Abulfazl. 



