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their chief a person named Ranai Raotra, son of the before mentioned mi- 

 nister Danaye Bidyadhar, whom they raised to the rank and dignity of 

 fylaharaja of Orissa, A. D, J 580, under the title of Ramchander Deo. With 

 him begins the third and titular race of Sovereigns called the Bhoi Vansa, 

 or Zemindari race. The election was confirmed by Sewai Jye Sinh, the 

 general of the Emperor Akber, who came into the province about the time, 

 with his army, to look after the Imperial interests. The sight of Bhuvanes- 

 wara, its numerous temples, the crowds of brahmins, and the sacred character 

 of every thipg in Utcala I)esa, is said to have impressed him with feelings 

 of so much reverence and admiration for the country, that he determined 

 to interfere very little in its affairs, and retired shortly afterwards, leaving a 

 large share of authority in the hands of its Native Princes. The town of 

 j^Iidnapore was at this time made the northern boundary of Orissa. 



Raja Ramchander Deo's first care was to recover the sacred relics be* 

 longing to the old image of Jagannath, which duty being accomplished 

 ■with the assistance of their preserver JJesar Mainti, the Darn Murat, or 

 image made of the wood of the Njm tree, was fabricated according to the 

 rules of the shaster, and again set up in the temple, on a propitious day, 

 \vith much pomp and solemnity. The worship of Sri Jeo was now fully 

 restored, all the feasts and endowments of the temple put on their old 

 footing, and a number of sasans were founded in honor of the memorable 

 event. Jt was disturbed again however almost immediately afterwards, by 

 an invasion of Musselmans from Golconda, whose king or Adipati, as the 

 pindu writers call him ? seems to have given the Raja a severe defeat. 



In 1582 A. D. the celebrated Dewan of the empire, Raja Toder, or as 

 the Urias call him Toral Mall, visited the province, to superintend the in- 

 troduction of his settlement called the Taksim Jaratna and Tankha Raq- 

 mi. He proceeded no further with it, apparently, than the three Sircars 



pf Jelasore, Badrak, and Cuttack. All the account which is preserved 



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