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map of Sir Thomas Roe (1632) reprinted by the Scottish Geo- 
graphical Magazine, 1902. A copy of it can be seen along the 
staircase of the Imperial Library, Calcutta. Again, it is to be 
traced in the earlier editions of van ripen oes Sieg Angelim 
[Hijili] is placed in the Island of Chandec Father A, 
Monserrate’s map (ante 1600) mentions also Gunes He 
places it on the coast, at the mouth of one of the outlets of the 
Ganges; but, as he did not visit Bengal, his authority in this 
matter amounts to little. Bernouilli was, probably, not far 
wrong when he stated that the Province of Satgaon was 
esate called Kandecan.! 
The Bhiiyas proposed by Dr. Wise for the period 1576-93 
are: — 
1. Fazl Ghazi of Bhowal. 
2. Chand Rai and Kedar Rai of Bikrampir (Sripar). 
3. Lak’han Manik of Bhalua 
4. Kandarpa Narayana Rai of ‘Chandradwip. 
5. Isa Khan, Masnad- Lae of Khizrpur. 
6. Raja Pratapaditya of Jessore. 
7. Perhaps, Mukund Rai of Sane (J.A.S.B., 1874, 
p. 199. 
Blo-zhmann speaks of the Bhiiyas of Bhaluah, oni 
Chandradip, Faridpur, the 24- Parganahs. and ‘Isa Khan, 
tioned in the Akbarnamah as the chief of the Twelve Bhiaiyas 
(J.A.S.B., 1895, p. 305). 
These lists do not agree. Taking the Jesuit list of 1599 as 
our standard, we find that the Masandolin of the Jesuits was 
‘Isa Khan, Masnad-i-‘ Ali, yet seat was at Katrabuh, rather 
than at Khizrpur, as shown y Mr. H. Beveridge, J. AS.B., 
1904, p.58. The Bhiiya of Bouts (Bakla) corresponds (?) to 
Dr. Wise’s No. 4; the Bhiiya of Siripur to Dr. Wise’s No. 2; 
the Bhiiya of Chandecan is Manrique’s No. 5 and Biosiunann” 8 
Bhiiya of the 24- Parganas, (with Jessore excluded, oe 
Manrique). The Bhuiya of Solimanvas (Manrique’s No. 5), 
Muhammadan, as we should expect, tallies with Blochmann’ 8 
Bhiiiya of Faridpu 
Even after ata out the Bhiiya of Bosnah in Dr. 
Wise’s list, we see that his list, which refers to a period only 
slightly earlier than that of the Sele contains more than 
three Hindi Bhitiyas, i.e., Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6.” True, we are in 
1 Cf. Deser. Histor. et Géogr. de l'Inde, Vol. II, Pt. I, p. 408. — 
otes on Prataipaditya’s life ef. H. Ratney, f attnees Bes Sel, 
Krishnagu, in Sel. from the Calcutta Review, VI (Febr.-May wagtt ie 
267-287, or Calcutta Review, XXV (July 1885), pp- 104-1163 ot guid 
: es 
1 the son of the Raja of *‘ Busna, Hindi S oecacile a 
Christian, while in captivity at Chittagong, and took the name of Don 
