The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c29.s3.19

v2.c29.s3.19

(2) *Lāphā (spurious) grant.*—This grant is in possession of a Zamindar at Lapha in Bilaspur district. It consists of 9 lines, incised on a single rectangular plate. The style of writing is Oriya. The language is Sanskrit with spelling mistakes. The grant opens with '*Śrī-Kṛṣṇacandra*.' In the first verse it mentions *Mahārājādhirāja* Pṛthvīdeva. In verses 3-4 it records a gift of 120 villages with the Lamphā-durga to a person named Luṅgā, who had come from Delhi. The grant ends with the date *Saṁvatsare* 806 (which if referred to the Kalacuri era would approximately correspond to 1054 A. D).²