764 History of the Rdjas of Orissa. [Sept. 



must be dated the subjection of Orissa to the Mussulman government. 

 Kalapahar pushed straight for Pooree with the intention of destroy- 

 ing all the once famous Hindu places of worship. As he entered 

 the place a thick darkness came on which prevailed for several hours. 

 The invader did much injury to the temples of Sree Jeo, cut down the 

 Kulp Bur tree, and even threw the image itself of Purmesur into the 

 fire. It was kept in the flames constantly for seven days but in vain, 

 not a particle of it was even singed. The image was then thrown into 

 the sea from whence it was recovered by a person named Soodan Das, 

 who concealed it in the hollow of the instrument called murdung, and 

 placed it with great veneration in a private part of his house. After 

 Kalapahar had committed numerous excesses and abominations, a 

 swarm of bees issued from the temple of Bhovaneswar, attacked him 

 with their stings and drove him frantic with rage and pain out of the 

 country. 



Afterwards raja Ram Ch under Deo succeeded to the throne and 

 reigned 38 years and 4 months*. This prince re-established the Dar 

 Brahm image in the dewul of Sree Jeo. He was summoned to 

 Nirmulla by raja Man Singh on the part of the emperor Akber who 

 conferred on him a Khelaat. The mouzahs Ramchunderpore, Beer 

 Ramchunderpore, Bijye Ramchunderpore, and Abhee Mokhree Ram- 

 chunderpore, were founded and peopled by this prince. 



Raja Pursottem Deo reigned 22 years. He founded Pursottempore, 

 and Beer Pursottempore. 



Raja Nursing Deo succeeded and reigned 26 years. He founded 

 the Nursingpore Sasun and dug a large tank there. A person named 

 Deb Puhraj a brahmin, who had received some injury from the raja, 

 went secretly to the Moghuls and gave information of his proceedings. 

 He brought back with him a party of Moghul troops who fell upon the 

 raja whilst he was employed in consecrating the tank, and put him to 

 death after a sharp contest with his troops. Before this event the raja 

 had conquered Gurh Ram Mundee. 



Raja Bulbh udder Deo reigned 39 years. He founded the Bulbhud- 

 derpore Sasun. This raja conquered and subjected to his authority 

 numerous Gurhs and Killahs. 



Afterwards Mokoond Deo raja reigned 34 years, and 4 months. He 

 taking with him Kunwula Dei, Pat Mahadei ranee conquered 

 the whole country to the banks of the Ganges. He built a Nour or 



* From this time of course the reigns of the Ooriah rajas are merely 

 nominal, as the Moguls took possession of the whole country excepting the hilly 

 regions, Khunda Pooree and the 4 pergunnahs, Swibaee, Rahung, Seraeen and 

 Ghoubeescood. 



