FROM GAR'HA MANDELA. 437 



to the reign of each of the fifty-two princes prior to Hridaya in 1617, we 

 shall deduct 1040 years from that date, and consequently place the acces- 

 sion of Yadava Raja in 627 : how far the whole detail is entitled to confi- 

 dence cannot be conjectured, but the latter part of it is susceptible of con- 

 firmation. The fate of Durgdvati called Durgetti by Dow is related in 

 his translation of Ferishta with many interesting circumstances : she com- 

 manded the army against Akber's general Asoph after her son Vira had 

 been dangerously wounded and compelled to quit the field, and when all 

 was lost plunged a dagger into her bosom rather than fall alive into the 

 hands of the enemy, {Dow, ii. 345.) After her death, and that of Vira, the 

 principality was temporarily occupied by the Mohammedans, but the in- 

 scription confirms what the history only leaves us to infer, that it was not 

 at that time permanently annexed to the dominions of the Mogul. 



The inscription at Hansi derives some interest from its assisting in elu- 

 cidating the history of Prilhu Rai or Pithaura, as will be noticed in the 

 remarks which the Benares inscriptions have suggested. 



The circumstances relating to the discovery of the last named inscripti- 

 ons are fully described in the extracts from the report presented by the 

 Judge of Benares to Government, to whose liberality the Society are in- 

 debted for their communication. 



I. INSCRIPTION FROM GApfttA MANDELA. 



Salutation to Ganesa. The fortunate Vishnu conquers. 



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 In the province of Gadha, there was a prince named Yadava Raya, a 



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receptacle for the waters of battle ; his son was Madhava Sinha, whose 



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son was Jagannatha from whom was descended Raghunatha, whose son 



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was Rudra-deva; his son was Vihara Sinha, whose son was Nara Sinha- 



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deva, whose son was Surya-bhanu, whose son was Vasu-deva; from him 



