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ing from the year of that Boodh's death. The name of this king resembles most that 

 of Ajata-satru in Sir Wm. Jones's and Col. Wilford's lists of the kings of 

 iJ/cf«jfaf//m, but x\jATA-SATRU is supposed by the Colonel to have reigned many years 

 later, than what is given in the Burmese history as the date of Ajata-that's reign or 

 about the year 450 B. C. According to the Burmese, the father of Aj ata-that was Peim- 



BHA-THARA (^) and his successors in relation were — 



His son A J ATA-THAT, who reigned until the sacred year, 24 



His son OoDAYA-BHADDHA (^), who reigned until 40 



His son Anoorouddha ('°), , 



His son MoUDHA ("), who reigned until 48 



His son Nagadatha, who reigned until 72 



Each of the above mentioned five kings killed his father who preceded him ; and 

 the last, Nagadatha, was deposed by his subjects, who placed on the throne an officer 

 or minister, Thoothoonaga. This king, whose name resembles so closely Sisunaga 

 in Sir Wm. Jones's list of the kings of Magadha, was succeeded by his son Kala- 

 THAuka C^) in the sacred year 90. Kala-thauka was succeeded in 118 by his son 

 Bhaddha-thena, ("^) who is described as having reigned with nine of his brothers during 

 a period of 22 years. The last brother, Peenza-maka, C^) was killed in 140 by Nanda, 

 said to have been a chief of robbers, and to have usurped the throne with the title of 

 Oukkha-thena('^). He died very shortly after his usurpation, and was succeeded by eight 

 brothers, the last of whom, named Dhana-nanda ("), was killed, as mentioned in a preced- 

 ing note, in the sacred year 162, by Tsanda-goutta, the grandfather of Theeri 

 DfiAMMA Thauka. 



5. — Penthagoo-gyee, or the great Penthagoo, is supposed by the Burmese to 

 have been some follower of the religion of Gaudama, probably a priest ; but he is not 

 mentioned any where in their history. At present it is not customary to say of a priest, 

 as in this inscription, ta youk, but ta ha ; in former times, however, it is said, priests as 

 well as laymen were styled youk. 



6. — Thado Men, or king of Thado, was the family title of a race of kings whose 

 capital was at Tagoung, a city which once existed on the left bank of the Erawadi in 



(*) Bimbasara. (^) Udayahhadra. Anurudha. (") Mudra. 



('^) Nagadatta. C^) Kalasoka. ('♦) Bhadrasena. Pinjamaka. 



('^) Ugrasena. (}'') Dliarmananda, 



