| 6. Govinda-rája (surnamed Yasopara). | |||||
| 7. Hara-datta. | 8. Bhogáditya | ||||
| 10. Vikramáditya. | 9. Srikuláditya. | ||||
| 11. Bhúpati, surnamed Padmáditya, Bráhman Minister. | |||||
| 12. Bhojadeva. | |||||
| 13. Sahajáditya. | |||||
| 14. Ananga. | |||||
The above genealogy is of very exceptional interest, because it is known from other sources that at the time of the invasion of India by Mahmúd of Ghazni in 1017 A. D., Merath, Baran and Kol were all held by the Ḍoṛs and that Har-datt was the name of their Rája, who had his principal residence at Baran. He is mentioned as follows by the Muhamadan Chronographer: "When the Sultan marched on the fortress of Merath, its Raja, who bore the name of Hardatt,[1] made it over to trusty persons and himself left it for another part of his dominions (probably Baran). The garrison perceived that they had no power of resistance, so they offered as a tribute 1,000,000,000 darhams, which amount to Rs. 2,50,000, and 30 elephants and obtained terms." His cowardly flight and the disgrace that he thus incurred may very probably be the explanation of the fact briefly stated in the Mánpur inscription that his son was twice passed over in the succession to the throne and was eventually deposed.
Before these events there is reason to conclude that Har-datt was the most important chief in all this part of the country between Kanauj and Thanesar. For Delhi, though refounded by the Rája Dháva of the Iron Pillar about 319 A. D. and again rebuilt in 731 by Anang Pál, the first Tomar Rája of that name, is not once mentioned either by the Chinese Pilgrims or by Al Utbi, and was probably at this period a small, unfortified and quite unimportant village; the capital of the Tomars being at Kanauj. When that city was taken by Chandra Deva, the founder of the
- ↑ The MSS. give the name as Harwat: in Persian characters d and w are easily interchangeable.
