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of that important and memorable transaction, is, that from the time of Torat 

 Mall's visit to the province, the measurement by the Bareh Dasti Padika 

 or rod of twelve spans, was introduced. He is said to have treated the Raja 

 with much respect, and to have admired greatly the temple and image of 

 Jagannath, but his proceedings must have been fatal to the power and au- 

 thority of the Gajapati prince, as he seems to have annexed nearly the whole 

 of his domains to the imperial rent roll. 



The Mogul arrangements for the management of the new Suba of 

 Orissa, did not receive their final completion until A. D. 1502 or 99!? 

 Amli, when Raja Man Sinh, the imperial Lieutenant in Bengal, came to as- 

 sume charge of the administration. His expedition was prompted, partly by 

 the view to expel the Afghans, who under Kattali Khan had again taken 

 possession of a large part of the province, and committed every where the 

 most frightful ravages and excesses, and partly to settle disputes which 

 had arisen between Ramchander Deo the titular Raja, and the two sons 

 of Telinga Mukund Deo, of whom the eldest was named Ramchander 

 Rai, and the second Chaki or Chakowri Bhowerber. The fate of Kat- 

 tali Khan and his Afghans, may be read in Major Stewart's history of 

 Bengal. With respect to the native princes, Raja Man Sinh finding that 

 disputes ran high for possession of the Raj, and that both parties had pow- 

 erful supporters amongst the Khandaits or Military Zemindars, it was 

 judged expedient to make a division amongst them of the remnant left to 

 the royal bouse of Orissa of the territories of their ancestors. According- 

 ly Khurda, with Pursottem Chetter, and certain Mehals, were assigned in 

 Zemin dari tenure, free of all tribute, to Ramchander Deo, with the title of 

 Maha Raja, and the Musselman dignity of the commandership of three 

 thousand five hundred. He was also allowed to exercise the chiefship 

 or sovereignty over, and to collect tribute from, 129 of the killahs or juris- 

 dictions of the Khetris of Onssa, including all the present Cuttack tribu- 

 tary Mehals south of the Mahanadi, and the Estates of Gimser, M cherry, 

 &c. reaching as far as the borders of Kimedy in Ganjam. Killahr Al, with 



