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tiplied together give just 23 square miles. Almost the same limits 
may be determined from the sites or the existing ruins, which are also 
the chief /ind-spots of the old coins with which Kanoj abounds. Accord- 
ing to the dealers, the old coins are found at Bala Pir and Rang 
Mahal, inside the Fort ; at Makhdum Jahdniya, to the south-east of 
the Fort; at Makarandnagar on the high road; and intermediately 
at the small villages of Singh Bhawdni and Kitlipur. The only other 
productive site is said to be Régir, an ancient mound covered with 
brick ruins on the bank of Chota Ganga, three miles to the south-east 
of Kanoj. Taking all these evidences into consideration, it appears to 
me almost certain that the ancient city of Hwen Thsang’s time must 
have extended from Haji Hurmdyan and the Kshem Kali Bij, on 
the bank of the Ganges (now the Chota Ganga), in a south-west diree- 
tion, to Makarandnagar, on the Grand Trunk Road, a length of just 
three miles, with a general breadth of about one mile or somewhat 
less. Within these limits are found all the ruins that still exist to 
point out the position of the once famous city of Kanoj. 
259. The only remains of any interest are, Ist, the ruins of the 
old palace, now called the Rang Mahal ; 2nd, the Hindu pillars of the 
Jima Masjid ; 3rd, the Hindu pillars of the Masjid of Makhdwm 
Jdhaniya ; and 4th, the Hindu statues in the village of Singh Bha- 
want. The other remains are simple mounds of all sizes, covered with 
broken bricks, traces of brick walls, and broken figures. These are 
found in several places inside the citadel, but more particularly at the 
temple of Ajoy Pdi, a modern building on an ancient site. Outside 
the citadel they are found chiefly about the shrine of Makhdum 
Jahdniya on the south-east, and about Makrandnagar on the south- 
west. 
260. The ruins of the Rang Mahal, which are situated in the south- 
_ west angle of the citadel, consist of a strong brick wall faced with 
blocks of kankar, 240 feet in length, and 25 feet in height above the 
sloping ruins, but more than 40 feet above the level of the bazar. 
It is strengthened in front by four towers or buttresses, 14 feet broad 
and 61 feet apart. The wall itself is 7 feet thick at top, and behind it, 
at 10 feet distance, there is a second wall 5 feet thick, and at 92 feet 
farther back a third wall 3} feet thick, anda fourth wall at 21 feet. 
The distances between the walls most probably represent the width of 
