The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c14.129.2

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of the *Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā* bears the date 367 (A. D. 1246), in the *vijayarājya* of Abhayamalladeva.³ A MS. of the *Pañcarakṣā* omitted in H. P. Śāstri's Catalogue but noticed by Bendall has the date 367 (A. D. 1247), in his reign, while a St. Petersburg MS. bears the date 373 (A. D. 1252).⁴ According to the chronicles, which assign him different reign-periods, 19 years, 42 years 6 months, or 48 years Abhayamalla's reign was marked by great calamities, a famine and frequent earthquakes.⁵ According to some of these Vaṁśāvalīs, he had two sons, *viz.*, Jayadevamalla and Ānandamalla. The younger brother allowed the elder to rule at Katmandu and Patan, and migrating eastward, founded for himself Bhatgaon and seven other cities—Banepur, Panavati, Nala, Dhaukhel, Khadpu, Chaukot, and Sanga, all situated to the east of Bhatgaon outside the Valley.⁶ Two MSS. bearing the dates 375 (A. D. 1255) and 377 (A. D. 1257) in the reign of a prince named Jayadeva are noticed by Bendall in his 'historical introduction' to H. P. Sāstrī's Catalogue of the MSS. of the Durbar Library of Nepal.¹ This prince is probably to be identified with Jayadevamalla to whom the chronicles assign a short reign of 2 years 8 months. Next follows the reign of Jayabhīmadeva, who is allotted by Bendall's chronicle a reign of 13 years 3 months. The same scholar has noticed the date 380 (A. D. 1260) in his reign from the tracings of a Katmandu MS.² He was succeeded by Jayasāha (Sīha ?