Vol. VII, No. 8.| The Ghagrahati (Kotwalipara) Grant. 489 
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“Gopendra’s char.’’ This ‘‘ Tiger’s char ’’ was a large one, 
because a previous seis of three ‘* Saves we areas of cul- 
tivated land had been made out of it, and by this grant the 
remainder was given to Supratika. svamin. fir the article on 
the other grants the meaning of a ‘ kulya-sowing area ’’ has 
a genet ae reasons tive been adduced for estimating 
at about acre or three standard bighas (pp. 214—6). 
Sake the « Tiger’ s char’’ was more than thrice that size and 
presumably contained a good deal more than nine bighas. A 
rather large river, which corresponded therefore to the modern 
Ghagar. The map shows no trace at present that the Ghagar 
was connected northwards with the Ganges, yet it may hav 
been so in early times, because the configuration of the Ghagar 
and the other water-ways near it favours this view, and it is 
well known that river-beds have been completely silted up 
and obliterated. 
teat or Santha is not a Sanskrit word, and can only, 
i , be the name of the place where this grant heat m 
It j is in ataned the land was given by the vyavaharins or men of 
‘business who (as I read the sceeaite) belonged to Santha. This 
word vyavaharin deserves notice, for nothing is said about 
t 
resembling Santha in the map, but, as this copper-plate was 
found in Ghagrahati, one may reasonably presume it was 
found in its original site and that Ghagrahati is the modern 
name of the old Santha. This is supported by some further 
considerations; hence it appears that this grant should 
ie te es be called the Ghagrahati grant. 
(mart) on the ees ’* and proves that t Bie once a hat 
