The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c28.309

v2.c28.309

According to the *Pṛthvīrāj-Rāso*, Samarjit, a son of Parmāl, with the help of Narsiṁha, an officer of Rājā Jaicand of Kanauj captured Mahoba from Pajjun Rāy, the *Thānāpati* of Pṛthvīrāja, and ruled over the whole territory between Kalinjar and Gaya. He was ultimately killed by Bīnae ud-Dīn, a Musalman.¹ It has been suggested that the name Bīnae ud-Dīn may be a mistake for Bahā-ud-Dīn (Tughril) who was placed in charge of Bayana in 1196 A.D. by Muḥammad Ghūrī.² According to Raverty, this officer became for some time the head of an independent state in Central India after the death of Quṭb ud-Dīn in 1220 A.D.³ It is very doubtful whether there is any basis of fact in these exploits of Samarjit. The genealogical lists in the Candella inscriptions do not contain the name of this son of Paramardi. On the contrary, they seem to mention Trailokyavarman as his immediate successor. The recently discovered Garra grant describes Trailokyavarman as meditating on the feet of Paramardi; and as its date (V. S. 1261=A.D. 1205) is only removed from the death of Paramardi (599 A.H. =A.D. 1202) by a short period of 3 years, it is likely that he directly succeeded his father. The distribution of the find-spots of his inscriptions also appears to support this conclusion. The following dates and records are referred to his reign: