52 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XII, 



Manacia Caura, Mulaga, Mulapai, Mokhara, Raikama, Rae- 

 pata, Remuna, Laukera Caura, Langalesvara Caura, Srilora, 

 Sakintia Caura, Suniba Cau(ra), Surumkuta Caura. Of these 

 Basada Caura was raised into a separate mahal (No. 1) with 

 six other cauras. Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 16, 18, 21 and 23 still 

 exist as parganas. Tan- (or Tin-) mangala is related to Patte- 

 rn angal and Dasamangal Parganas, Talasamohi to Talasabanga, 

 Manada to Mulida. 



The Dandapata was large in size, and judging from the 

 parganas identified spread over north Balasore, in Thanas 

 Balasore, Basta and Baliapal, and over part of the eastern 

 Mayurbhanja too. It yielded also a considerable revenue, 

 Rs. 1, 26,557 1. In Shah Sujah's rent-roll, Remuna continued 

 to be a sarkar with 20 mahals, but was added to Bengal. 



Remuna Visaya is pretty old. In Saka year 1218 (1296 

 a.d.) lands in two villages of Remuna Visaya were granted to 

 a Brahman by order of the Orissa king Narasiriihadeva II. 1 

 Among the boundaries of the villages were the Suvarnarekha- 

 nadi-setu, and Suvarna-nady-uttara. These statements show 

 that the Visaya extended at that time at least as far north as 

 the Suvarnarekha river. 



The first of the five forts was in the Haveli, i.e., in the 

 suburbs of the town Remuna. The town was naturally the 

 halting place of the king in his northern tour and had a forti- 

 fied palace. In a copperplate inscription the king Narasiriiha- 

 deva II made a grant while halting at Remuna Kataka, and 

 this grant is dated 6th August 1296 a.d.* 



Before Balasore rose into importance Remuna had been the 

 chief city in north Orissa. Its temple of Ksira-cora Gopinatha 

 was famous, and was visited by Caitanya in 1509-10 a.d. It 

 was also well known to Europeans who traded up the Bura- 

 balanga river, and Remuna lying so near the river formed 

 their great mart in this tract. Hence it appears in old maps of 

 Gastaldi, De Barros, Blaev and Valentyn. The old Padshahi 

 road passed through Remuna, which formed the next important 

 halting station after the Suvarnarekha had been crossed at 

 Jalesore, followed by a crossing over the Burabalariga river 

 above Balasore. 



The second fort was at Ramchandpur, eight miles north- 

 east of Remna (B.). This village lay on the old Padishahi road 

 and was shown in Rennell's Atlas (plate vii, 1779 a.d.). The 

 sites of the other three forts are not traceable. 



(15) Rayn, on the borders of Orissa, with three forts. It 

 must be north of Midnapore (Bl.). Raibanian, seven miles 



1 See the Vi&vakosa of Babu Xagendranath Vasu, article Gafigeya, 

 Remuna-vi8aya-madhyavartti N rsimhara-rnandoi grama. 



1 J.A.S.B., ISflrt, p. 254, Soma-vare Remuna-katake navar-abhyantara 

 vijayasamaye . 



