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V. A. Smith —History of Bundellchaud. 
[No. 1, 
In his version of the story Pancham Singh is the Gaharwar hero, and 
becomes servant of the Khangar Raja Kundarra, who takes him into 
favour, but ultimately insults him by asking for his own son the hand of 
the Rajput’s daughter. Pancham pretends to consent to the union, but 
with the help of two Dhundhera Thakurs, named Punya Pal and Dhund- 
pal, he concerts a plot to murder the Raja while the latter is intoxicated 
at a festival. 
The plot is executed, and Sanpal son of Pancham is installed as Raja. 
The different versions of the story vary so much that no belief can 
be given to the details of any, but the matrimonial alliance between the 
Gaharwar and the Khangar is in itself a highly probable incident for those 
times, and readily explains the low position among Rajputs occupied by 
the Bundelas. 
I cannot suggest any rational derivation of the word Bundela, which 
is certainly not derived from bandi a slave-girl, as Sir H. Elliot was willing 
to believe. 
The following: chronological table summarizes the conclusions at which 
I have arrived concerning the outlines of the history of Mahoba and some 
other parts of Bundelkliand during the period between the defeat of the 
Chandels in 1182 A. D. and the rise of the Bundelas. 
Chronological Table 1182—1352. 
Date. 
Event. 
Hijri or 
Sam vat. 
Date. 
Reference. 
Defeat of Parmal by Prithiraj, . 
Capture of Kalinjar, Kalpi and of Malioba 
1239 S. 
1182 
f 
Unpublished inscrip¬ 
tion of Prithiraj. 
(Cunn.) 
Farishta and Taj -ul- 
Maasir. 
“ capital of the principality of Kalpi/’ by 
Kutb-uddin Aibak, . 
| 599 Id. 
1202 
Death at Kalinjar of Raja Parmal Chandel, 
Accession at Kalinjar of Raja Trailokya 
• • • • 
• • • • 
Taj-ul-Maasir. 
Yarmma Chandel,. 
• • • • 
\ 
• • • • 
/ circa 
Dahi copper-plate. 
Mahoba held successively by Taur Suba, 
i 
1203 
Mahoba tradition. 
the Mewatis and the Gonds. 
j .... 
j to 
' 1239 
Capture of Gwaliar and defeat of Parihar 1 
J 630 H. 
| 1232 
Ferishta and Taj-ul- 
Raja by Altamish, . 
Maasir. 
Accession at Kalinjar of Sandhira Yarmma 
J 1291 S. 
( circa 
Conjecture and Dahi 
Chandel, . 
\ 1234 
copper-plate. 
Defeat of Chahada Deva of Narwar,. 
632 H. 
1234 
Tabaqat-i-Nasiri. 
