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



started making inroads and pillage in the country all around* 

 On one occasion, they fell with a great force on Satalamera 

 and carried away the kine that were grazing outside the city. 

 Naro ran to the rescue, and overcame the raiders near Nadana- 

 hai, but in the struggle that ensued, lost his life. His fol- 

 lowers fled and locked themselves up in the fort of Pohaka- 

 rana. Sujd made an expedition to vindicate the death of his son 

 and, being unable to catch Khivo and Luko, appeased his anger 

 by sacking Baharamera, Kotaro, Kharl and Nilavo. Then 

 he gave Pohakarana and Phalodhi to Goyanda, the son of 

 Naro. 



It is stated that when Goyanda was installed on the seat 

 of his father, he was still a boy, and Sujohad to place him under 

 the tutelage of emirs or thanedars , who for four or five years 

 never allowed him to take the field. In the meantime, Khivo 

 died, whilst Luko continued to raid and pillage the country 

 aided by a large band of followers. One day Luko ventured 

 as far as the dehuro of Rama De, near Pohakarana ; Goyanda 

 ran after him and overtook him at Kodhano, where a fight en- 

 sued in which 140 Pohakaranas bit the dust. Luko himself 

 was reduced to great straits and was fleeing pursued by Goy- 

 anda, when he lost the garment that covered his loins. At the 

 sight of his elderly relative fleeing half-naked, Goyanda was 

 moved to a sense of pity and respect, and, says the chronicler, 

 shouted to him to stop, that he would not kill him, and wrapped 

 him in his own garment. Then he took him to Satalamera 

 and reconciled him and generously gave him half of his posses- 

 sions, namely the territory of Bhuniyano with 30 villages, 

 whilst he kept for himself Satalamera and Pohakarana, also 

 with 30 villages. I need hardly point out that all this story is 

 an absurd fiction. The obvious fact, which is contained in it, 

 is that Luko, with his continuous incursions, was a cause of 

 mmense trouble and anxiety, and Goyanda had no other al- 

 ternative left but give him some territory to set him at rest. 

 It appears that Goyanda had chosen Satalamera for his capital. 

 According to MS. 12, that was for Satalamera a period of 

 great prosperity, the city at the time numbering not less than 

 500 houses of mahajanas. 



Then, continues the chronicler, Goyanda gave Phalodhi 

 to his younger brother Hamira. It is clear enough that this 

 second act of generosity on the part of rava Goyanda, is at 

 least as absurd as the first. If there is some truth in the state- 

 ment that Goyanda was a boy when Naro was killed, and that 

 he was placed by Sujd under a tutelage, it is probable that 

 Sujo himself arranged for Goyanda to inherit Pohakarana and 

 Satalamera, and for Hamira to inherit Phalodhi. This suppo- 

 sition is corroborated by the fact that Goyanda is never 

 mentioned in connection with Phajodhi and there is absolutely 

 no evidence that he ever ruled there. On the contrary, there 



l 



