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had a long reign (from about 1165 to 1202) and that it is probable that 
his son, when succeeding to the throne, must have been tolerably far ad¬ 
vanced in years. 
The supposition is allowable that the reign of Trailokya Yarmma 
I)eva ended in 1234 A. I)., when Malik Nusratu-dm-Tabasi marched 
“against Kalinjar and Jamu.” It is related that “ the army marched on 
fifty days from Gwaliar, and great booty fell into its hands, so much that 
the imperial fifth amounted to nearly twenty-two lacs. When they returned 
from Kalinjar, they were encountered by this Raja of Ijari, who seized 
upon the defiles on the river Sindi in the road of the returning army.”* 
On this supposition Sandhira Yarmma would have reigned from L234 
to about 1280 A. D., and he would have occupied the throne at Kalinjar, 
when Dalaki-wa-Malaki was defeated by Ulugh Khan in 1248 A. D. Kalin¬ 
jar does not seem to have been attacked by Ulugh Khan in that year, nor 
in 1251, when it is only recorded that Ulugh Khan marched “ towards 
Kalinjar,” and defeated Jahir of Ijari ( i. e. Chahada Deva of Xarwar). 
It will be observed that the date 1337 S. = 1280 A. D. of the inscrip¬ 
tion of Sandhira Yarmma Chandel is exactly the same as the date of the 
Kanungo’s sanad which purports to be granted by Raja Kirat Singh Ju 
Bhar. If the latter document be authentic, the Bhar was then in possession 
of Kalpi and Mahoba, and the Chandel prince’s dominions cannot have ex¬ 
tended far from the walls of Kalinjar. 
If the legend which places Kirat Pal Raja of Kalinjar in 1252 be 
correct, then Sandhira Yarmma would appear to have been for a while 
expelled even from Kalinjar. 
The power of the Chandel house must have been greatly weakened by 
the severe defeats in 1182 and 1202, but the ancient dynasty seems to have 
in general kept hold of Kalinjar and to have at times recovered Mahoba. 
The famous princess Diirgavati, who married Raja Dalpat Sa of Garha 
Mandla in about the year 1545 A. D. and was killed in battle in 1564, is 
recorded to have been the daughter of the Chandel Raja of Mahoba. This 
Raja is probably to be identified with Kirat Rai the Raja of Kalinjar who 
was killed when Sher Shah besieged his fort in 1545. 
The victories of the Musalman emperors and of their generals in no 
wise interfered with the succession of the local Rajas, who were simply 
forced from time to time to pay tribute and acknowledge the suzerainty of 
the Delhi crown. 
# Tabakat-i-Nasiri in Dowson’s Elliot, II, 368. The mention of Jamu in this 
account is puzzling and would suggest that the Kalinjar meant is the fort on the 
borders of Kashmir; but, as the Raja of Ijari is identified with Chahada Deva of 
Karwar, and the Sindi river is described as being on the road of the returning army, 
the Bundelkhand fort must apparently be meant; Jamu I do not understand. 
