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most of the country now held by the Baghels. I do not suppose that the 
Baghels would admit this eastern extension ; hut it seems to receive some 
support from the position assigned by Ptolemy to the Porudri, who are 
very probably the same people as the Parihars. The great lake at Bilhari, 
called Lakshman Sagar, is said to have been made by Lakshman Sen Pari¬ 
har ; and the great fort of Singorgarh, still further to the south, contains 
a pillar hearing the name of a Parihar Raja. The family has no ancient 
records, and vaguely claims to have come from Abd-Sikhar in the west 
(Mount Abu) more than thirty generations ago. 
“ In Uchahara itself there is no ancient building now standing ; but 
there are numerous fragments of architecture and sculpture which probably 
date as high as 700 or 800 A. D. This is perhaps the earliest date that 
can be assigned to the Parihars in Uchahara, as everybody affirms that they 
were preceded by a Teliya Raj, or dynasty of Telis, who resided at Klio, 
over the whole of the country called Barme.” # 
This Uchahara tradition is, it will be observed, quite in agreement 
with the Mahoba tradition, so far as the latter goes. 
The town of Panwari, situated a few miles from the Dasan River, 
and about 27 miles W. N. W. of Mahoba, is supposed to have been founded 
by Raja Pand, a Parihar Thakur in 960 Samvat = 903 A. D. A fort 
called Pandi used to exist near where the bazar now stands. The Panwari 
people also affirm that the Parihar rule preceded the Chandel, and that the 
Parihar dominions extended from the Jamna to the Narbada. This tradi¬ 
tion is supported by the fact that the old name of Panwari was Parharpur.f 
Part of the town of Mahoba is still remembered as the Parihars’ quar¬ 
ter, but Thakurs of any clan do not, with one or two exceptions, now reside 
in Mahoba, which is believed to have become an unlucky place for both 
Thakurs and Lodhis since the overthrow of the Chandels. 
The earliest inhabitants of ’Ari in Jaitpur are said to have been Pari¬ 
hars, who constructed a small tank called Nadiya, which has an appearance 
of great antiquity. 
An early Parihar occupation is also mentioned in the traditions of a 
few other villages. 
The Mahoba Kanungos name 677 Samvat as the date of the substitu¬ 
tion of the Chandel Chandra Varmma for the Parihar ruler. Of course it 
is now well known that the real founder of the Chandel dynasty was not 
Chandra Varmma but Nanika. The date, however, can hardly be quite 
imaginary. General Cunningham and Col. Ellis were on different occasions 
* Arch. Report, IX, pp. 5 and 6. At p. 35, General Cunningham distinguishes 
Lakshman Sen from Lakshman Singh, and says that the latter was the builder of the 
Bilahri tank. 
+ Beames’ Elliot, II. 97. 
