▁ ▁Ep ig raph ic ▁References ▁to ▁Dar adas ▁Three ▁ins cri ptions ▁on ▁rocks ▁along ▁the ▁Ind us ▁and ▁Gil git ▁R ivers ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁reaches ▁of ▁the ▁Kar ak or am ▁provide ▁the ▁earliest ▁ep ig raph ic ▁references ▁to ▁Dar ada ▁k ings . ▁The ▁first ▁ins cription ▁is ▁found ▁on ▁rocks ▁where ▁the ▁present - day ▁road ▁between ▁Gil git ▁and ▁Sk ard u ▁cross es ▁the ▁Gil git ▁River , ▁over ▁a ▁bridge ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Al am ▁bridge , ▁now ▁called ▁the ▁Far had ▁bridge . ▁The ▁ins cription ▁is ▁in ▁poor ▁K har osh th i , ▁and ▁F uss man ▁has ▁read ▁" dar ad ar aya ", ▁meaning ▁" K ing ▁of ▁the ▁Dar adas ". ▁The ▁second ▁ins cription ▁ ▁is ▁found ▁at ▁Ch il as ▁Terra ce , ▁near ▁to ▁Ch il as ▁village ▁along ▁the ▁Ind us ▁River , ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁the ▁Gil git ▁River ▁and ▁the ▁Ind us ▁River . ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁Bra h mi ▁script . ▁Hin uber ▁has ▁published ▁a ▁transl iter ation ▁s rir ▁dar an ma har aj ava is ra va , ▁which ▁he ▁interpre ts ▁as ▁dar an - ma har aja ▁" gre at ▁king ▁of ▁Dar an " ▁or ▁" gre at ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁Dar adas " ▁( 1 9 8 9 : 5 7 - 8 ). ▁A ▁third ▁ins cription ▁is ▁immediately ▁below ▁the ▁Th al pan ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁Ind us ▁River