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 191 PRE-HISTORIC AND THISTORIC ASAM THE JITARES AT OTHERS. Traditions seem persistent in stating that 19 generations of kings of direct Naraka line held the throne in suc- cussion. We should not confuse them with the king of Varman, Mlepe chadhinath, and Pale leings of Kimarüpa that epigraphy clearly gives us lest we make confusions worse confounded. The Epics and Puranas do mi give 's more than a quarter dowen of successors of Neraka, who are also not beyond dispute, including Bhagadatta and his relation with Naraka. Tradition brings in here the names of kings Subāhu and his son Subal who are said to have retired to the Himalayan region, their kingdom in Kimarüpa having been invaded by one Vikramiditya or so. Legends, optimistic enough, definitely add that Subal shall come down some day from his Himalayan region of concealment and shall rule. the whole world. So it is exactly said about the Kalita king about whose kingdom in the Tibetan region we shall presently mention, that he shall come in an opportune moment and rule the world. Jitäri, a Katriya prince from the Dravidian country, is said to have come and held his way over this country; but when, no one has determined. He is said to have established his royal residence at Rubi- yical (Kuberücal), and is said to have been succeeded by fourteen prin. ces of his line the Inst of whom is renowned as Ramcandra. We find no point in attempting at Identifying any of these kings or their line with any of the already established lines of kings, but think it better to Leare the question open for future inquiry. Tradition also accounts for the termination of the line of Jitri, and how it took place. There lived a beautiful damsel in the capital of Rimeandra who while bathing was "kidnapped by Brahthaputra, the river-god, and Arimatta, so named from the fact that his face resembled that of the Ari fish, was the result of thelr embraces. Arimata conquered Behar, killed its king Durlabhendrn and sat himself on the throne. Thence he led his army against Rimeandra, slow him and established his new capital at Baidyar God. so named from the fürtress he built there. Not long after, Arimatta shifted his seat of goverement once more to Pratippura, north of Viswanath on the north bank of the Brahmaputra, where also he erected a fort. For the fourth time be removed him capital to Kimarūpo, where an incident took placa leading to his destruction. Phengu Kwar, nephew of Icing Duria bhendra, whose throne Arimatta first seized, had an amorous intrigue with the principal quech of Arimatta through intervention of the royal female florist, Phengu making good his secret entrance to the queen's apartment through a subterraneous passage. The love-Intrigue was soon out and the culprits with the female florist were cruelly put to death. Arimatta is said to have resigned his breath by invoking the name of God.