6 V. A. Smith —History of Bundelkhand. [No. 1, 
I conclude therefore that the date A. D. 831, which best accords with 
the evidence of the inscriptions, is the correct date for the overthrow of 
the Parihar chief of Mahoba by Nanika Chandel. 
Perhaps some important stage in the contest between the rival chief¬ 
tains marked the year 810, twenty-one years before the final victory. 
The existence to this day of the little Parihar State of Uchahara 
shows that the Chandel success involved no extermination of the vanquish¬ 
ed. The Uchahara chief probably throughout retained his local jurisdic¬ 
tion, in subordination at one time to the Chandels, and at another to the 
Haihayas or Kulachuris of Chedi, just as he now retains it in subordina¬ 
tion to the British Crown. 
In the same way we need find no difficulty in believing that Panwari 
was occupied by a Parihar Baja in 903 A. D., in which year the Baja of 
Mahoba was one of the early Chandels, most probably Bahila Varmma. 
The Lakshman Sagar at Bilahri midway between Jabalpur and Ucha¬ 
hara is attributed to Lakshman Singh (? Sen) Parihar, who is said to have 
reigned 900 years ago. If this be true, he was probably a vassal of the 
king of Chedi, for Bilahri does not appear to have been generally within 
the limits of the Chandel dominions, although, as will be shown, it was 
probably held by Madana Varmma in A. D. 1161. 
I therefore accept the tradition as probably true which affirms that the 
Parihar kingdom extended over most of Bundelkhand, and I believe that 
its extent was larger about 800 A. D. than at any other timp. The Chan¬ 
dels, in or about 831 A. D., ousted the Parihars from the government of 
Mahoba and also probably from that of Kalinjar and Khajuraho, the Pari¬ 
hars retaining their grasp on Uchahara and the surrounding country. 
I was informed by the Bundela zemindars of Kheoraha-Jeoraha in 
Pargana Mahoba that the capital of the Parihar kingdom was Mau-Sahan- 
ia between Nayagaon (Nowgong) and Chhatarpur. 
According to the local tradition,* Mauza Murhari, close to Jaitpur, 
was founded in 1137 Samvat — 1080 A. D. by Baja Udaikaran Parihar, 
who is said to have belonged to the same clan as Mahil, the adviser of 
Baja Parmal Chandel. The tradition adds, that this Baja was defeated 
in battle by the king of Dehli. The remains of his fort are still to be seen. 
Whether he was connected or not with the old Parihar dynasty I cannot 
say. 
The Parihars, who, at later dates, entered Bundelkhand, seem to have 
had no connection with the early rulers of the country, but their traditions 
are perhaps worth noting. 
The Parihars, who settled in 25 villages along the Dasan river, 
* That is to say, as I heard it myself. The other traditional dates 611 and 741 
given above were obtained by a native agent. 
