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(3) Mr. Kielhorn in studying the Aihole inscription (Ep. Ind., Vol. VI., No. 1, page 3) has identified "the water of Kunâla" mentioned in this inscription with the kingdom of Kaurâla mentioned in the Allâhâbâd inscription. This interpretation has been adopted without any discussion and now everybody admits that Samudra-Gupta defeated the king who was reigning "on the banks of the Kollêru (Colair) lake." I do not however see any reason why Kaurâla should be identified with Kunâla. The names themselves do not resemble each other. I think that the word Kaurâla must be read as Korâla and must be translated as "the Korâla kingdom" and that the Colair lake is not mentioned in the Allâhâbâd inscription.