1837.] History of the Rdjas of Orissa. 7 63 



The first of these, raja Kupel Inder Deo, reigned 40 years. He 

 built the temple of Kupileswur Mahadeo and conquered Bictya Nuggur. 



Afterwards raja Pursottem Deo reigned 30 years. This prince 

 conquered the country of Kunjee Kavery and brought the Sut Badee* 

 Thakoor from that place. During his reign a person named Rukut 

 Bahov entered Orissa and plundered and laid waste the country. 

 The raja at length succeeded in expelling him and pursued him as far 

 as the banks of the Ganges. 



Raja Gobind Deo reigned 10 years, a very unjust and oppressive 

 prince. Raja Chuka Pertab Deo reigned 2 years and 15 (days?). 

 In the plenitude of his power and arrogance he ordered the Shewuks of 

 Sree Jeo to bring grass for his horses, who indignant at the requisition, 

 placed a little grass on the singhasun and uttered these complaints 

 which were attended to. The raja shortly after died by poison. 



Afterwards raja Toka Ruggoo Deo, reigned 8 years, 8 months, and 

 Pursottem Deo 18 years. The latter prince was a Sree Kishen 

 Bhugut (query ? worshipper of Krishna). He built three ruths and 

 performed the Gondicha jatra with them. He established the Busant 

 Oochut Jatra likewise. Futteh Khan| murdered the son of this raja 

 who had been guilty of no offence whatever. When raja Pursottem 

 Deo died, 1 3 of his ranees burnt with his corpse. 



Raja Gungadhur Deo reigned 3 years. He was thrown into a cave 

 and perished. Raja Bullubh Deo then reigned 8 years, 8 months, 

 and raja Kunjulla Nursing Deo, 17 years. The latter prince was 

 burnt alive. 



Then Raja Telinga Mookoond Deo reigned 22 years and 8 months. 

 Whilst this prince was absent with his whole army on a pilgrimage to 

 bathe in the Ganges, the well known KALAPAHARtook advantage of the 

 opportunity to make an inroad into Orissa. This Kalapahar was origi- 

 nally a brahmin, the story of his conversion to Muhammedanism is thus 

 told. The king's daughter]: became smitten with his person and deter- 

 mined to gratifv her passion, she endeavoured to visit him but was 

 deterred from approaching near him by the appearance of his 

 household goddess who shone like a flaming fire. She was then 

 obliged to have recourse to stratagem and contrived with the 

 consent of her father and mother to make him eat flesh and drink wine 

 in consequence of which acts he lost caste, his guardian deity abandon- 

 ed him, and he became an apostate from his faith. From this period 



* Satya v&din, truth-speaking. 



f Who was Futteh Khan ? 



X Is this the daughter of Soliman Goorganee king of Bengal at that period* 

 whose general, Kalapahar is so styled in some accounts ? 

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