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Vestiges of the Kings of Gwalior. 
to mislection. The follower of Dungara, according to theRohtas record, 
was Kirti Sinha (V.) whose counterpart at Narwar is illegible, but there 
are traces of two names. Again in the Narwar pillar the successor of 
Kirti Sinha is Kalyana Malla who in the Kohtas record appears with 
the mongrel title of Kalyana Shahi, (VI.). The next names at Kohtas 
are successively, Mana Shaba (VII.), Vikrama Shaha (VIII.), Kama 
Shaha (IX.), Salivahana (X.), Sy-ama Shahi (XI.), and Viramitra Sena 
(XII.) ; of whom the 8th and the 10th appear doubtful on the Narwar 
Pillar. The last tvvo were brothers and contemporary of Jhlaluddln of 
Delhi who designated them “ the unique heroes.” The Rohtas inscrip¬ 
tion is dated Samvat 1688 = A. C. 1631, which gives a period of one 
hundred and sixty years for the eight successors of Dungarendra who 
reigned in 1453 A. C. How many of Dungara’s successors were 
independent, the family chronicler sayeth not, but we find from the 
Mohammedan historians that the Hindus surrendered Gwalior to the 
forces of the Emperor Ibrahim in 1519 A. C., probably at the time of 
Kama Shahi, and in 1543, it was taken from the troops of the Emperor 
Humayun by Slier Khan, his successful competitor for the empire of 
India. We may fairly drop, therefore, all notice of the feudatories 
and vassals who succeeded to the throne of Gwalior after the middle 
of the 16th century. 
To summarise ; according to the rolls of Tieffenthaler we have three 
dynasties of Hindu princes in Gwalior from 275 to the time of 
Humayun. The first was named Kaclivaha;it included 85 princes and 
an aggregate reign of 1028 years from 275 to 1303. It was followed by 
the Puars, seven of whom took up 103 years and then by the Tann- 
variens, ten of whom spread over about 250 # years. Of these the 
first has no mention in the records under notice. The oldest names 
traceable are first Toramana and then his son Pashupati of the 6th 
century ; next after a large gap a Lord Paramount Bhoja either in the 
year 676 or 876 ; then after a time we have seven reigns of a race 
of Puars from 977 to 1104 ; subsequently a Sankarendra and a 
Naga Sinha without date, then Bilanga Deva in 1410, and lastly 
the dynasty of Dungarendra Deva including twelve princes. The 
names may be thus tabulated: 
6th century. 
* For eight reigns Tieffenthaler gives 242 years. 
