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Indische Palaographie von circa 350 a. Chr. – circa 1300 p. Chr. c25.s1: § 101. The Nine Nāgas of Narwar

Indische Paläographie von circa 350 a. Chr. – circa 1300 p. Chr. c25.s1

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§ 101. The Nine Nāgas of Narwar

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In the Purāṇas the Nāgas of Padmāvatī (= Narwar, C.JBA. 1865, p. 115; C.CMI. p. 21) and the Guptas of Magadha are coupled together, and the fact of their being contemporary is proved by the mention of Gaṇapati Nāga (**Plate V, 2**) among the tributary Rajas in the Allahabad Pillar Inscr. of Samudragupta (CII. III, p. 1 ff.). Names of six members of this dynasty occur in full on the coins, while portions only of two other names can be read.

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Closely connected with these are certain coins having the inscr. *Acyu*, which must without doubt be attributed to the Acyuta mentioned in the Allahabad inscr. It is possible that this Acyuta may have been one of the Nāga princes.