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viii investigations. Any criticism calculated to enhance the accuracy and usefulness of the book will be thankfully received.

My obligations to published works especially to the contributions in the Indian Antiquary and Epigraphia Indica are extensive. A list of the English books consulted in the preparation of this work is given separately to avoid numerous foot-notes and references. My sincere thanks are due to Rao Bahadur M. Rangacharyar, M.A., Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology, Presidency College, Madras, for the introduction to this volume, and to Mr. P. Subba Rao, B.A., of the Madras Record Office, for valuable suggestions while revising the manuscript and correcting the proofs for the press.