18 Remarks on the Sequel to the [Jan, 



dominions, and from it Bengal derived its name. Bullal-sen, who is 

 supposed to have reigned in the 12 century* of our era, is generally 

 regarded by the Hindoos, as the adopted son and successor of Adisur ; 

 but in the Ayeen Akbery, these princes are represented as the founders 

 of two distinct dynasties — the Pal Rajahs being placed between them. 

 Bullal-sen, regarding whose birth the natives have some fabulous 

 stories, is said to have been descended from the family of Dhee Sinh, 

 who reigned over Hindoostan, and whose descendants sat upon the throne 

 of Delhi for a period of 137 years, f Lakhsman (Lokymon), the son 

 of Bullal-sen, built the town of Gour, in the vicinity of which there 

 were, prior to his time, only small forts to which Adisur and Bullal-sen 

 occasionally came from Sonargong, to watch over the frontier. It is 

 mentioned by Rennell, on the authority of Dow, that Gour was built 

 about 730 years before the birth of Christ, but according to Dr. Bucha- 

 nan, there is no tradition to this effect among the natives of the country. 

 The latter states : " When Adisur erected a dynasty that governed Ben- 

 gal, although he resided mostly at Suvarnagram or Sonargong near 

 Dhaka, he had a house in Gour, then probably near the western boundary 

 of his dominions. The same continued to be the case during the go- 

 vernment of his successor Bullal-sen. His son Lakshman, or Lokymon, 

 extended his dominions far to the north-west, made Gour the principal 

 seat of his government, and seems to have built the town in Gour, 

 usually called by that name, but still also known very commonly by the 

 name of Lakshmanty, corrupted by the Moslems into Loknowty. His 

 successors, who seem to have been feeble princes, retired to Nodiya (Nud- 

 dea) from thence they were driven to the old eastern capital of Bengal.'* 

 (Martin's Eastern India, Vol. III. page 6 8.) % The place where the 

 palace of Bullal-sen stood, is still pointed out by the natives of Vicrama- 

 pura. It is called Rampal, and is situated about two miles inland from 

 Feringy-bazar.§ The site of the palace itself is named Bullal-baree, and 

 like that of Bullal-sen' s residence at Gour, it consists of a level spot of 

 ground covering an area of about 400 yards, surrounded by a wide ditch. 

 No traces of buildings are to be seen on the surface of this inclosed space, 



* As. Researches, Vol. V. page 64. 



f See Preface to Bengali Dictionary by Babu Ramcoraul Sen, 



% Vide Appendix, Note II. 



§ Rennell's Map of the Environs of Dacca. 



