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1886.] Kavi Raj Shyamal Das —On the Prithi Bdj Pdsd. 
tree, close to tlie wall, to tlie north of the tank at the shrine of Parswanath’ 
It records the grant of the village of Rewna by Somesvara Dev, the 
father of Prithi Raj; and was executed by a Mahajan in S. 1226 = 
A. D. 1169. This shows that Prithi Raj could not have lived or died in 
S. 1158, = A. D. 1101 as mentioned in the ‘Rasa.’ The Inscription 
concludes the genealogy of the Chauhans at Someswar Dev; this shows 
that Prithi Raj (his son) had not ascended the throne when the Inscrip¬ 
tion was placed in Phalgun Badi S. 1226. 
hiscrijption II. 
Found on a pillar over the northern gateway of a palace in Menal 
garh in Mewar; recording the erection of a monastery by Bhav Brahma, 
while Prithi Raj Chauhan was the reigning monarch, Dated (Malwi) 
Vikram’s Samvat 1226 (= A. D. 1169). 
Comparing this Inscription with the preceding it is concluded that 
Prithi Raj must have ascended the throne between Phalgun Badi and 
Chait Badi S. 1226. 
However, if it was customary to reckon the commencement of the 
Samvat from any other month than Chait (as is still usual in some pro¬ 
vinces) a greater interval may have elapsed between Phalgun Badi and 
Prithi Raj’s succession to his father’s throne. 
It is the general rule that Histories mention the events of the time, 
and may contain some exaggerations or false statements even—but for 
the most part the true facts are recorded—there is no error in dates or 
years; if there is, it is in books (like the Prithi Raj Rasa) forged in 
the names of former authors as is usual with the founders of new reli¬ 
gious systems, who compose new books, and name them after older 
authors to give them the authority of the Purans. 
Had Chand Bardai, the court-bard of Raja Prithi Raj Chauhan 
composed the poem, so grave a mistake of 90 years* could not have 
been made: and the poet could not have expected to gain anything by 
writing an incorrect date intentionally. 
There are some copper-plate patents of Raja Jai Chand of Kanauj, 
bearing dates S. 1233—1243 (= A. D. 1177— 1187), mentioned in the 
Journal of the Society for 1873, p. 317. 
He was overthrown by the Muhammadans in A. D. 1193 (= S. 
1249). 
Prithi Raj had married Sanjogita the daughter of Jai Chand, who 
was defeated by Shahabuddin Ghori in Kanauj, after the latter had con¬ 
quered Delhi, as mentioned in the “ Tabaqat 
* 1249 —1158 = 91 . 
