1867.] 



Notes on Buddhist Remains. 



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Notes on Buddhist Remains near Mynpoorie. — By C. Horke, Esq, 



b. a s. 



[Received, October 30th, 1866.] 



At a distance of from 10 to 25 miles to the south of Mynpoorie 

 extends of line of high Kheras, distant 3 or 4 miles apart. 



On each of these, in ancient time, was some large building, hut owing 

 to their general transformation, some hundred years since, at a time 

 of anarchy, into square mud forts, traces of these ancient buildings are 

 hard to find. 



In my -former notes relative to Kerouli, Maloun and Kanemganj, 

 I recorded evident traces of Buddhist buildings of probably the 3rd 

 or 4th century A. D., but in the mounds recently visited, I have not 

 been so successful. 



Leaving Bujaniganj canal station, opposite to which is a village 

 perched on a high mound with its usual jheel around, created by the 

 excavation of earth to form the said mound which I could not visit, 

 I proceeded to Tukrow (canal station), nearly west for 6J miles. 

 Three miles from there, still going west, I arrived at Bhawanti, a 

 village similar to that just spoken of and probably worthy of a visit — - 

 but the sun forbad my examining it, and I pushed on to Kurkat — 

 which is a mound of great extent, with a very large, jheel almost 

 enclosing it. 



Here the fort arrangement had been carried out, as shewn in Fig. 1 ; 

 but I was fortunate in finding some very ancient solid brick blocks 

 cut into ornamental patterns with a tool. (Fig. 2.) This block 

 was burnt in one piece and was of very fine texture. 



Fig. 1. 



6" 



Fig. 2. 

 14 inch. 



