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and Rahas, were contemporaries of Abhaichand, and lived in the thirteenth 
century.” 
The compiler of the Gazetteer then quotes the passage from Farishta, 
and the first extract from Minhaj-us-Siraj, which I have given above, and 
proceeds with his argument as follows : 
“ From the similarity of names there can be no doubt but that the 
Dalaki-wa-Malaki of the Musalman historians, the Tiloki and Biloki of the 
Kanhpuriyas, and the Dal and Bal of the Bais, refer to the Bhar princes 
of the Duab, and west bank of the Jumna, who flourished about the middle 
of the thirteenth century.” 
After full consideration of the evidence I think that this identifica¬ 
tion must be accepted. The actual date of the great chief Dalaki-wa- 
Malaki (alias Dal and Bal, alias Tiloki and Biloki) is fixed by the Muham¬ 
madan historian, and the mention of the name in traditions referring to 
events of earlier or later date is easily explained when we remember the 
facility with which tradition in all countries associates the most diverse 
events with the names of popular idols. 
It is not certain whether the name Dalaki-wa-Malaki and its equiva¬ 
lents are singular or plural. The Muhammadan historians use it as 
singular, # but the Rajput traditions affix the names to two brothers. I 
incline to accept the authority of the historian, and would suggest that the 
belief in the existence of the brothers has been caused by the circumstance 
that the name of the Raja (whatever may have been its correct form) could 
be readily split up into two parts. 
In a passage which just precedes my second extract from the Tabakat- 
i-Nasin the author notices that Ulugh Khan, not only captured, but killed 
Dalaki-wa-Malaki 
The reader will perceive that the date thus obtained for the Bhar 
prince killed in 1248 A. D. in no wise interferes with our accej)tance of 
the Mahoba dates 1252 and 1280 A. D. for Kirat Singh or Kirat Pal, who 
would appear to have been his immediate successor. 
The detailed information given by the historians regarding Dalaki-wa- 
Malaki further prevents us from condemning as altogether incredible some 
of the traditional statements about Raja Bhar of Mahoba. A chief, who 
in sober fact, had seized all the country to the south of the Jumna, and 
had destroyed the king’s garrisons from Malwa to Karra, who ruled wisely, 
and who possessed the vast and peculiar wealth described by the historians, 
may well have been credited with having won the dominion of all Hindu¬ 
stan by magic arts. It is not even impossible that he may have come from 
Ujain in Malwa, as the legend affirms that he dM The movement of the 
* Professor Dowson (II. 348 note) shows that in Farishta the name is singular, 
Briggs’ translation being incorrect. 
