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During the cold season of 1881-82 Mr. Garrick made a tour 

 for the purpose of photographing and exploring the old temples 

 at Markandi. He also examined the remains of an old Buddhist 

 monastery at Barmayan, which General Cunningham is inclined to 

 identify with the monastery built by the Maharaja Sri Gupta 

 for the use of the Chinese pilgrims who visited India. After 

 visiting the ruins of the ancient city of Gurgi, in Rewa territory, 

 Mr. Garrick was deputed to inspect the excavations being made 

 by a company of sappers in the Yusufzai district. Charsada, 

 the ancient Peukalaotis, about two marches north-east of Peshawar, 

 forms a central point of historical interest, well meriting further 

 research. :;: 



The season of 1882-83 was taken up with the exploration of 

 Eastern Rajputana.f In Alwar, General Cunningham visited the 

 old capitals of Tejara, Rajgarh, and Paranagar, with various border 

 forts, famous for centuries in the history of the Meos of Mewat, 

 who, until their conversion to Muhammadanism, so successfully 

 resisted the arms of the Muhammadan kings of Delhi. The 

 principal remains of the Meo rulers, consist of mosques and tombs. 

 A visit was paid to the great fort of Tahangarh, in the Karauli 

 territory, which had previously been unnoticed, although it was 

 formerly one of the great forts of Upper India. It is now quite 

 deserted, and is filled with thick jungle, and infested by tigers. While 

 in this neighbourhood, General Cunningham visited the battle field 

 of Khanwa, where Baber defeated the great Hindu prince Sangram, 

 and his ally Hasan Khan. He also fouDd the Baoli well, built by 

 Baber on the spot where he poured out all the wine in his camp, in 

 fulfilment of a long neglected vow. In the Gwalior territory the 

 chief place visited was the great Jaina temple of Dubkund. It lies 

 in the very heart of deep jungles, and has 35 small chapels round 

 the main building. The whole season's tour was very fruitful in 

 Muhammadan inscriptions. 



General Cunningham's last two tours in Bundelkhand and Rewa 

 during the cold seasons of 1883-84 and 1884-85 arc recorded in 

 Vol. XXI. of the Archaeological Survey of India. In the course of 

 these he visited many places which had not been reported upon by 

 the officers of the Department. The most notable of these 



* Vol. XIX., Archaeological Survey of India. — Report of a tour through Behar, 

 Central India, Peshawar, and Yusufzai, 1881-S2. Calcutta, 1S85. 

 f Described in Vol. XX. 



