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Shergarh near Sasseram, where he erected a fortress named after 
himself. When Man Singh was selected as viceroy of Behar, he 
selected Rohtas as a place of safety for his treasure and family, and 
almost the whole of the present buildings were erected by him, and 
this is confirmed by the inscriptions on the principal entrance to 
the palace, and also on the gateway of the fortress leading to the 
main table-land called the Ketantya gate. From these it would 
appear that the works were finished in the year 1654 Sambat, 
or A. D. 1597, 
The fortress occupies the whole of the plateau, measuring about 
four miles from east to west, and five miles north to south; but 
from the deep windings of the precipitous crest, the whole circum- 
ference is said to be twenty-eight miles round. 
Vo. 136.—The palace called the Mahal Sarai extends its greatest 
length north and south and the principal front faces the west, 
where it overlooks a large enclosure, probably intended as a parade 
ground, as the principal state rooms have balconies projecting from 
the walls overlooking this enclosure. 
No. 137.—At the southern end of the principal front is a large 
arched gateway with two elephants cut in the stone on either side, 
‘and consequently called the Hathiya Pul. Within this gate there 
‘are several vaults and recesses for the accommodation of the guard 
and the officers on duty. 
Vo. 188,—Passing through this gateway the passage leads into 
a sort of courtyard, and immediately opposite the entrance is one 
of the finest buildingsin the whole place. It was the public recep- 
tion room, and was called the Barahdoware or twelve gates, and it 
is divided into two principal halls, one behind the other, with lofty 
arched roofs, and are the only respectably sized rooms in the whole 
palace. 
No, 189.—The eastern face of Barahdoware is ornamented with 
a double row ofarched doors giving light to the spacious halls 
behind, and also giving a light, graceful appearance to this side, 
which is wanting in the principal front. 
No. 140.—The northern part of the palace seems to have been 
the quarter set aside for the ladies’ apartments, and the chief 
building was surrounded on three sides by a flower garden. It 
