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The '''Hāsalpur inscription of Nāgavarman''' is an epigraphic record on a memorial stone documenting the exploits of a ruler named Nāgavarman. It is not dated but has been assigned to the mid-sixth century CE.

==Location==
Hāsalpur (sometimes Hansalpur or Hasilpur) is located in Sheopur District near the River [[Chambal River|Chambal]] in northern [[Madhya Pradesh]], India. The nearest town is Dhodhar where a small fort is situated. The memorial stone is now in the Archaeological Museum at [[Gwalior]].
[[File:Hasilpur inscription.jpg|thumb|Inscribed face of the hero-stone from Hāsalpur. Archaeological Museum, Gwalior.]]

==Publication==
The inscription was first noted by M. B. Garde in 1916-17 and again in 1934.<ref>GAR (VS 1973/AD 1916-17): number 21; Garde, ''Archaeology in Gwalior'' (Gwalior, 1934): 18.</ref> It was later listed by H. N. Dvivedī, H. V. Trivedi and Michael Willis.<ref>Dvivedī (VS 2004): number 708; Trivedi (1953): 15; Michael D. Willis, ''Inscriptions of Gopakṣetra'' (London, 1996).</ref> The listing in the ''Annual Report on Indian Epigraphy'' for 1952-52 gives the wrong find-spot.<ref>ARE (1952-53): B, number 170.</ref> An illustration of the hero-stone appeared in the ''Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society'' in 1970.<ref>J. C. Harle, "An early Indian hero-stone and a possible Western source," ''JRAS'' (1970): 162-64. Online resource: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=5745860&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S0035869X00128333</ref>

==Description and contents==
The inscription is written in [[Sanskrit]] over 13 lines. The exact contents have not been reported but Nāgavarman seems to be among the local kings who rose against [[Mihirakula]] and the Hūṇas in the early to mid-sixth century.

==Metrics==
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==Text==
The inscription has been read only in part. The king's name is given in line 4.

1)

2)

3)

4) mahārāja-nāgavarmma-

==Translation==
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[[File:Hasalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India; detail of hero-stone..jpg|thumb|Detail of the relief carving on the Hāsalpur hero-stone. Archaeological Museum, Gwalior]]

==See also==
*[[Indian inscriptions]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.geolysis.com/plgmap.php?p=532000240&k=701455006 Location of Hansalpur according to Geolysis]

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