16 0. Bendall— History of Nepal and surrounding Kingdoms. [No. 1, 
(N. S. 540-547). 1 Early in the next year Yaksamalla, the eldest son of 
Jayajyotih, as we find from the above-cited inscription, has succeeded to 
the throne; and dated MSS. are fairly plentiful for the long reign (43 
years) assigned to him by the Vamsavali of Wright. 
As to the history of this time some information is given by the 
interesting MS. described at pp. 107-9 of the present Catalogue. The 
author is king Jagajjyotimalla of Bhatgaon, sixth in succession after 
Yaksa. -According to this work Yaksa ‘ went as far as Magadha, con¬ 
quering Mithila and set in order all Nepal, subduing the rajas of the 
mountains.’ The triple division of the kingdom, already known to us, 
is then mentioned, including the assignment to the eldest son Rayamalla 
of the country east of the Yaumati (Bagmati) river with Bhatgaon 
as capital. 
In Table II. I summarize the chronology of the reigns then 
ensuing. 
.Dated MSS. are not at first numerous; but for the Bhatgaon line 
the MS. at Cat., p. 107, just referred to, is valuable, especially as royal 
authorship is attributed to it. The joint-regency of Jita and Prana 
given in the Table is stated in the Catalogue at p. 102 and confirmed 
by an inscription copied by me at Thaiba (olim Thasiba). 2 That the 
later king Trailokya should have been also known by the synonymous 
name Tribhurana seems at first sight improbable; but the inscription 
on which I base the statement was found by me at Thimi, which is east 
of the Bagmati and not far from Bhatgaon. After the beginning of the 
XVII century dates from coins become fairly plentiful, see the Table II 
in my “ Journey.” 
For the line of Kathmandu, dated documents are at first still more 
scarce ; but later on dates are quite numerous. 
I have added in Table II appended to the present article a third 
column for the Banepa dynasty, because the first king at least was a real 
person and from the Cat. p. 115 seems to have been a literary man. 
In any case the separate dynasty of Banepa did not last much more 
than a century, as I find from copies of inscriptions recently received by 
me 3 from Panauti a place in the Banepa valley somewhat east of 
1 Cam. Add. 1649 a work on astrology attributed to the king bimself and 
copied N.S\ 532 makes a fourth if the retouched colophon (see my Cat. p. 155) 
be correct, as there seems little reason to doubt. 
2 In a part of the village called Antal tol and near a caitya. The village lies 
E. from Patau towards Harsiddhi and Banregaon. The date runs thus: ft 
SIfiW ft ft mTOtWfTCS [ f ft [ T ] I>' c ] 
8 Through the kindness of Colonel Pears, the present Resident. 
