The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c32.s4.131

v2.c32.s4.131

Then follows a verse invoking Murāri. V. 2 refers to the Cāhamāna king Pṛthvīrāja and his maternal uncle, Kilhaṇa; V. 3 informs us that the latter belonged to the Gūhilaüta tribe. The verse following tells us that thinking of Hammīra who had become the cause of the anxiety of the world, the king put Kilhaṇa in charge of the fort of Āsikā.¹ The proper object of the inscription was probably to record that Kilhaṇa erected a *pratolī* (or gateway) and near it two *koṣṭhakas* or granaries. The flag on the *pratolī*, we are told, 'set Hammīra as it were at defiance.' The rest of the inscription is devoted to a *praśasti* of Kilhaṇa, comparing him to Hanumān and Pṛthvīrāja to Rāma. V. 11 'refers to his having burnt Paṁcapura² and captured but not killed its lord.' The record was composed by Lakṣmaṇa of the Doḍa³ race, a servant of Kilhaṇa. The date (V.) *Saṁvat* 1224 (*c.* 1168 A.D.) comes at the end.⁴