1850.] or Chronicles of Tripurd. 557 



gun quickly; his bones were sent to Brindabana. The Jubaraja Kasi 

 Chandra was nominated by the English Government his successor, who 

 sent to him a Khelat of honor consisting of the following articles, — a 

 short sleeved jacket, a large dress, turban, a cloth band to encircle the 

 head, gold band for the head. 



The Raja was noted for his dissipated habits and his respect for the 

 Brahmans ; he died in 1829 after a short reign of three years; his 

 Rani on hearing of his death, committed suicide. 



The portion of this history, relating to the English period, contains 

 little matters of interest beyond the squabbles between Rajas and Col- 

 lectors, expensive marriages and feasts given to Brahmans by zemindars 

 as deeply involved in debt as some of our Chowringhee magnates. 



There are a few points omitted in this history which are rather 

 singular — no mention is made of Dacca though it carried on a trade 

 with the Romans, and its muslins were used by the ladies of Rome in 

 the days of the Caesars. No reference is made to Buddhism, though 

 it was at one period the predominant religion in Bengal, and extended 

 its sway from the Indian Ocean to the frontiers of China : this may 

 be accounted for, perhaps, on the ground that those chronicles were 

 composed by Brahmans who may have adopted in them their usual 

 policy of taking little notice of their religious opponents, passing over 

 their history in contemptuous silence. 



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