82 ESSAY OX 



WW/? empire, Arracan and in Chittigong the Priests, 

 only are called ./J/<:/^rt.y aGcording to Col. Symes : 

 but in Chittigong and adjacent countries, the name 

 of Muga IS also attributed to the whole tribe. 



ESSAY III. 



Of the Kings of Magad'ha ; their Chronology, 



I. As the kings of Magad'ha were Lords Para- 

 mount, and Emperors o^ India, for above two thou- 

 sand years; and their country the seat of learnings 

 civilization, and trade ; a Geographical and Histori- 

 cal description of this once famous country, cannot 

 but prove both curious and interesting. By Ma- 

 gad ha proper, South Bahar is understood : but, in a 

 more extensive sense, it includes all the Gangetic 

 provinces, and is by far the richest and best part of 

 the British empire in Asia. It is also famous fo? 

 having given birth to Bukd'^ha, and being, as it 

 were, the cradle of the religion of one af the most 

 powerful and extensive sects in the world. 



The CA!r?9;?o/boT/ of its kings is connected with the 

 period of the Culiynga ; which consists of 432,01)0 

 years. This, the Hindus have divided into six un- 

 equal portions, or subordinate periods, called ^Saca^ 

 because they derived their origin from six Sacas, or 

 mighty and glorious monarchs : three of whom have 

 already made their appearance ; and three more are 

 expected. This system of the six \SW'^i', with theiv 

 periods, is thus explained in the Jyoti7xidubhavu7ia\, 

 an astronomical treatise. Whatever man kills. 

 550,000,000 'Sacas (a mighty tribe of hereties), be- 

 comes 2i'Saca; and v/ hoe ver kills this ^Saca only, be- 

 comes a ^Saca also. 



Thefirst was Yud'iusii TiRA, born on the Saba- 



