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closer both to Bhanpur and to Dauriya Kliera. Munii-pattan is in the 
Dekhan. The Gautams of Bhanpur are distinguished by the title of 
Rawat, and those of Gobha (the next village to Argal) are still styled 
Raos. Bhanpur (for Bhava-pur, Bhava being a name of Siva) is on the 
right bank of the Ganges ; immediately below Sivarajpur. 
48. Raja Ratn Sen Dev, “ married the sister of Jay Chand, the 
Gahrwar Raja of Kanauj. Had many fights with the Muhammadans.” 
This popular identification of the Ratliors with the Gahrwars is notice¬ 
able. It is very uncertain to what clan the earlier Rajas of Kanauj really 
belonged. The most famous of them was Bhoja I, who reigned from 
860 to 890 A. D. and was succeeded by Mahendra Pal, 921; Bhoja 
Deva II, 925 to 950 ; and Vinayak Pal, 950 to 975, all in direct descent 
of father and son. A period of disturbance then seems to have followed, 
and eventually Kanauj was conquered about 1025 A. D. by Karna, son of 
Gangaya, the Raja of Cliedi near Jabalpur. He, however, was not long 
after expelled by Chandra Deva, who founded the well-known Rathor 
dynasty, which terminated with Jay Chand, the rival of Prithi Raj. 
The sequence of events thus stated has been worked out with much 
ingenuity by Dr. Hoernle, who further conjectures that Chandra Deva’s 
father, Maliichandra (son of Jasovigraha) is the same as Mahipala of 
the Pala dynasty of Benares, whose father’s name is given as Vigraha- 
pala. He was a Buddhist, as his eldest son and his descendants con¬ 
tinued to be till their kingdom (Bihar) was subdued by the Muhamma¬ 
dans. The younger son, Chandra Deva, becoming a Brahmanist, 
established his capital at Kanauj, where he was succeeded by Madan 
Pal, Gobind Chandra, Bijay Chandra and finally Jay Chand. 
49. Raja Kaling Dev, “ built the Kora fort.” This was to a great 
extent rebuilt three generations later by Bijli Khan after becoming a 
Muhammadan. Nothing now remains of it but the mosque and this too 
would seem to be of somewhat later date. The site is a high cliff com¬ 
manding a very extensive view of the Rind ravines. The buildings 
were dismantled shortly before the mutiny and the materials utilized in 
the construction of the new Talisili. 
50. Raja Sulraj Dev. “ gave a jdgir of 62 villages about Sivaraj¬ 
pur to Parmal of Mahoba” after the defeat of the Chandels by Prithiraj. 
But this seems irreconcilable with the previous statement that No. 47 was 
a contemporary of Prithiraj’s. This Sivarajpur is a different place from 
that mentioned above and is in the Cawnpur district. 
51. Raja Mulraj Dev, “ had two sons, of whom 
52. Raja Dev Pal Dev was the elder : the younger Bijay Sinh be¬ 
came a Muhammadan and took the name of Bijli Khan. The Raja gave 
12 villages to the Banpur Gautams ; built a fort and tank at Rahnsi; 
fought against the Emperor.” Another brother, whose name is variously 
