Singhpur (Ashoknagar). Stepwell inscription dated VS 1535 (© Saarthak Singh)

Singhpur (Ashoknagar). Inscription in the Rājmatī stepwell recording the construction of the stepwell by Rājamatī, the daughter of Bhairavadāsa who was the son of Uvāra, the son of Chajjala of Sirohanagara. Gives the details of the gifts and donations made to Rājamatī by several rulers, namely Sher Khān of Chanderi, Ghiyās al-Dīn of Māḍai (i.e. Ghiyāth al-Dīn of Māndū, reg. 1469-1500), Husayn Shāh (reg. 1458-79) of Jauṇapura (i.e. Jaunpur), Barbak Shāh (reg. 1459–74) of Pandua, Sultān (name not given) of Ḍhili (i.e. Delhi), Tughluq Shāh of Thatta [presumably a reference to Jam Tughluq (d. 1442) of the Samma dynasty],  Qutb al-Din of Gujarāt [presumably Qutb al-Dīn being applied anachronistically to Maḥmūd Begada, reg. 1458-1511], the Bahmani Sultān (name not given) of Vidara (i.e. Bidar). Also mentions Rājamatī’s son named Rāmacandra who was a mahākavi and a favourite (?) of Ghiyās al-Dīn and Nāsir al-Dīn. The pradhāna was Devidāsa and the masons were Vu(Bu)rahāmatasuṣu(khu), Mūla and others. The writer was Guṇasudara.

 

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Inscription ID VS1535
Title Singhpur step well inscription of VS 1535/1479 CE
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Author M. B. Garde
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Language Mixed Sanskrit
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Commissioner Rājamatī, the daughter of Bhairavadāsa
Topic Records the making of the step-well.
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Comment Dated saṃvat 1535 māgha śudi 5, guruvāra, [purnimanta] in the winter season (Śiśira ṛtu) = Thursday 28 January 1479 if the year is expired.
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GAR (1925-26): 8, gives an account of Siroha, 3 miles north west of Narwar, the site mentioned in Rājmatī inscription as Sirohanagara.