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“ which formerly owned allegiance to Sambalpur and Patna! 
‘ were, ering those two, eighteen in number. They were 
“kno for many ages as the Atharah (18) Garh, just as the 
“ adjacent soley to the west was called and is still known 
‘as the Chhattis (36) Garh. The fact gives some colour to the 
sohaxd Temple then proceeds, in a foot-note to para. 30 of 
his report, to enumerate these Atharahgarh. 
39. Sir R. Temple’s list of the siaibala Atharah Garh is 
sed upon excellent local authority. There is an interesting 
Major H. B. Impey, Deputy, Commissioner of Sambal pur, dated 
29th May, 1863,which gives ‘an account of the rise of the Sam- 
balpur and Patna confederacy, describes it as a cluster of “ the 
18 Garhs,”’ ree gives the following detailed enumeratioa of 
these states 
z pelts: 10. Bonai. 
2. Sambalpur. 11. Raigarh. 
3. Sompur. 12. Bargarh. 
4. Bamra. 13. Sakti. 
5. Rehracole. 14. erat 
6. 15. Saranga 
7 : 16. Penaniwigedll 
8. Athmalik. 17. Khariar. 
9. Phuljhar. 18. Borasambar. 
! Sir Richard bape or exactly following in this Major Impey’s report 
d to imself recognizes the term 
1 rio: 
2. Salabhala. State. On page 51 of appendix B to his Report (Re- 
3. Kongaon. print of 1£08) he writes: ‘* The Zamindari of Patna has, 
4. Jhorasinga. nt chief alleges, held in his family b 
5. Sindekela. direct succession for 32 generations whose progenitor 
6. Kholagarh. <‘ emigrated from the Gan Doab, and through the 
7. Gurhagarh. ** influence of the er of Orissa established himself 
Kumragarh. ‘ i ‘ chief of the eight Garhs’ noted in gin, 
** Lyi the ares f the Mahanadi and comprised 
es _ pote pene by iss rivers anadi and Te 
me indication that at one time in the 16th century 
A. D. sas “aihaibensis ha all the neighbouring States, Sarguja, 
Sambalpur, edahaets and even Singbhum to the position of 
tributaries, fern the rest of Sir Richard Temple’s inferences from the use 
of the term Atharahgarh have no foundation. There is nothing to support 
the suggestion that th bal ~ sigan ere related to 
the Haihayas, or that Sambalpur was at any ti integral part of the 
Ratanpur ur Kingdom which was subsequently Psonic ree the Patna Rajas. 
