35^ HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL 



aid in recovering the throne of Aracan. The King sent one of his ministers, 

 by name Wali Khan, with an army for that purpose, and he succeeded in 

 driving the Burmese out of the kingdom ; but, instead of placing JtjMtjwA 

 upon the throne, he threw him into prison, and usurped the government 

 himself. Klikang Jtjmuwai's brother managed to bribe the officer, in whose 

 custody he was, and they both fled to the King of Hindustan, who, on hearing 

 what had occurred, sent for SadIk Khan, the son of Wal! Khan, and 

 ordered him to proceed in company with two of his ministers JtJ Baba, and 

 DAfM Baba, with strict injunctions to replace JtJMuwAi on the throne, and put 

 his own father to death. The King's orders were duly obeyed, JtJMilwAi was 

 reinstated, and Wali Khan decapitated,. In the year 792, Jumtjwai removed 

 the seat of government from CAamZ^a/d;? to the town of Aracan, hm\t a stone 

 fort, and surrounded the town with a strong wall, measuring about nine miles : 

 the labour of this work must have been immense, as, in many places, mounds of 

 earth are thrown up to fill the spaces between contiguous hills ; in others, the 

 hills are joined to each other by a mound faced, on both sides, with stone work, 

 averaging, in height, from fifty to one hundred feet. This Prince appears to 

 have paid, annually, one lac of rupees to the King of Hindustan, which was 

 continued by his successor, Ali Khang, and by his son Kala Shama, until 

 the year 854, his successors were as follows : — 



jARt5, who ruled till the year .... .... .... 856 



Manikra Bong, for only .... .... .... six months. 



Chalank Ka, till .... 863 



Manik Raja, .... .... .... .... 885 



Koea Buddee, .... .... .... .... 887 



Manik ChawagIri, .... .... .... six months. 



Sha Raja, till .... 893 



Mamba, .... .... .... 915 



Manik Da, ■ .... 917 



His brother, whose name is not preserved, 926 



