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Samarjit, according to the same authority, then became Raja between 
Kalinjar and Gaya, and was ultimately killed by one Binae-ud-dm, a Musal- 
man. 
It is very doubtful whether there is any foundation of fact for this 
circumstantial narrative, because we know for certain that Raja Parmal 
continued to reign at Kalinjar till 1202 A. D. when he died and was suc¬ 
ceeded, as we shall see further on, by Trailokya Varmma. It is, however, 
possible that his son Samarjit may have temporarily occupied Mahoba, and 
that he may have been killed by a follower of Kutb-ud-dm. 
Passing over for the moment all further consideration of the names 
and order of succession of the Chandel descendants of Parmal, I shall pro¬ 
ceed to discuss the history of Bundelkhand in the period succeeding his 
death, so far as the scanty materials available will permit. 
The Kanungo family at Mahoba has preserved in writing certain tra¬ 
ditions, which I shall now set forth as a basis for the discussion of the 
historical data procurable. 
According to these traditions, Parmal was succeeded in the govern¬ 
ment of Mahoba by his son Samarjit. 
In Samvat 1220 Shahab-ud-din attacked Delhi, and conquered Hindu¬ 
stan and wrested Mahoba from Samarjit, and granted it to Taur Suba, who 
ruled for fifty years. His government not being successful, the emperor 
granted Mahoba to his allies the Mewatis, who held the place for 40 years. 
Then the Gonds from Mandla attacked and plundered Mahoba and ruled 
there for 14 years. After this Manmath Gaharwar of Benares, a descen¬ 
dant of the family who ruled Mahoba, prior to the Chandels, recovered 
possession, and Gaharwars ruled for 100 years. 
Then Ajaipal, and Bhar and others, who were Jogis, and great magi¬ 
cians, one greater than the other, and were Rajas in Ujain, # advanced 
from that country. Ajaipal conquered Ajmir, and Raja Bhar captured 
Mahoba, and ultimately both chiefs conquered all Hindustan. They hated 
the Musalmans and oppressed them and drove them out of the cities, dis¬ 
pleasing God thereby,f whereupon the Musalmans laid their complaints 
before the king of Arabia, from which country Malik Hasn Shah came with 
an army and in a great battle defeated Raja Bhar, whose sovereignty de¬ 
volved on the king of Arabia. Raja Bhar’s fourteen sons were slain, and 
their wives, wrapping themselves in their garments, were consumed with¬ 
out the aid of earthly fire. Malik Hasn Shah was wounded in the battle 
and died at Mahoba, and his shrine exists to this day in the adjoining 
township of Fatehpur. 
* In J. A. S. B., Part I, for 1877 p. 5, I unfortunately misread the MS. and 
printed “Jains and Jogis” instead of “Jogis from Ujain.” 
t This phrase shows that the tradition has passed through a Musalman channel. 
