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“ brother, Nava Simha, the pargana of Panga ; and to his younger brother 
“ S'ukladhvaja, together with the title of Raja, he gave Bijni, Darrang, 
“ Bentali (sic, Beltola ? ) and the northern part of the Kainakhya 
“ bshettra.” 
In Bisvesvar’s Asa in Buranji, the agreement is still greater. He 
says : “ Raja Nara Narayana, having no male issue, determined to appoint 
“ his nephew Raghu Deva as his successor. When old, he had a son, and 
“ Raghu Deva became hopeless. The latter therefore, quitted one day the 
“palace, under the pretext of going a hunting, but the Raja, in order 
“ to console him, allotted to him a portion of the Raj. ” 
The account given by Gunabhiram on pages 59-71 of his A’sdm 
Buranji also confirms that contained in the Vamsavali, and so does the 
allusion to the conquest of Garligaon in the Aliom chronicles, and also 
the Musalman version of the events dealt with in the Vamsavali as 
described in the Ahbarndmah, except that in the latter, Raghu’s rebel- 
lion is said to have taken place on the death of Nara Narayana, and not 
during his life time.* 
In addition, we have contemporaneous evidence iu the shape of two 
inscriptions, one of which is inside the Kamakhyfi temple and. the 
other in the temple of Hayagriva at Hajo. The former runs as follows : 
“ Glory be to ting Malladeva, who by virtue of his mercy, is kind to the people ; 
“who in archery is like Arjuna, and in charity like Dadhichi and Karna; he is 
‘ like an ocean of all goodness, and he is versed in many Sastras; his character is 
“ excellent, in beauty he is as bright as Kandarpa ; he is a worshipper of Kama- 
“ khya. His younger brother S'ukladeva built this temple of bright stones on the 
“ Nila hillock, for the worship of the goddess Durga, in 1487 S'aka (1565 A. D.). 
“ His beloved brother S'ukladhvaja again, with universal fame, the crown of the 
“ greatest heroes, who like the fabulous Kalpataru, gave all that was devoutly asked 
“ of him, the chief of all devotees of the goddess, constructed this beautiful 
“ temple with heaps of stones on the Nila hill in 1487 S'aka. ” 
Amongst the stone figures in the interior of this temple are two 
which are said to represent Malladeva and his brother S'ukladhvaja. 
The inscription inside the temple of Hayagriva may be translated 
thus : — 
“ There was a ruler of the earth named Vi6va Simha ; his illustrious son, the 
“ most wise king Malladeva, was a conqueror of all enemies. In gravity and 
“ liberality and for heroism he had a great reputation, and he was purified by 
“ religious deeds. After him was born his brother S'ukladhvaja who subdued 
* It may be explained here that Muhammadan historians refer to the countries 
ruled by Parikshit and Lakhshmi N sir ay ana as Koch Hajo and Koch Bihar respec- 
tively. Nara Niirayana was known to the Musalmans as Bal Gosaifi, and S'ukladhvaja 
as Shnkl Gosaifi. 
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