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the Northward, & then the Boutan Countrey begins. The Revenues of the Province 
are said to be 32,000 Rupees annually ; out of which they pay a Tribute of 13,000 
to the Phousdar of Rungpour. The Rajah or Chief lives at Parpour a large Village 
situated on the Western side of the Teesta. 
That part of Boutan which fronts Sanashygotta on the West side the Mahanada 
appears to be very woody & thinly inhabited. 
A mile & half below Sanashygotta on the West side of the River, the Parranya 1 
Country begins. We took our route from Sanashygotta along the Hast side of the 
Mahanada (whose Course is here SSW) for about 4! miles, & then crossed it at Maha- 
Raage-Gunge a small Bazar Village. The River is here about 120 yards broad, & 
41 from 2 to 3 foot deep. The Purranya Limits begin on the East side of the River just 
below Maha-Raage-Gunge, joining Bodaw on the West. 
After crossing the Mahanada, we proceeded about 4 miles to the Westward & 
came to the Balasun River, 4 which is nearly the size of the Mahanada. This River 
seperates Morung' & Purranya, the former lying on the West side, the Course of the 
River being from North to South. The Purranya district extends from hence in an 
Angle to the NW for about 6 or 7 miles, where the Village of Gosepuckarva forms 
the Limits of that & Boutan. 
The Balasun River joins the Mahanada about 12 miles SW from Sanashygotta. 
The Peninsula formed by these two Rivers is composed of little Hills & rising Grounds 
which afford a pleasant Prospect. We perceived some Hills likewise in the Morung 
Countrey, & that Countrey seems in general to lie very high & to be thinly cultivated, 
& scarce of Wood. 
We recrossed the Mahanada about a mile & half above the conflux of the two 
42 Rivers, & proceeded to the SW to have a view of the Course of the Mahanada & the 
Limits of Purranya & Morung. 
The Course of the Mahanada is in general about SW & it is increased very consi- 
derably by several small Rivers that fall into it between Sanashygotta & Maha-Raage- 
Gunge/ We passed several Bazar Villages, namely Sonapour, Haldubarry, Jaffiery- 
gunge, Dergyeygunge, & Maha-Raage-Gunge, the last of which is a very large Village, 
& the limit of our Survey to the Westward. All those Places above mentioned lie 
near the River. 
at Baikunthpur, but on the decay of the Moghul power they settled at Jalpaiguri (the Parpour of Reunell). Their 
residence here is known as the Baikanthpur Garh (house), and is surrounded on three sides by double moats. There 
are the ruins of a fine brick building, but of no great age (List of Ancient Mon. Beng., p. 178). 
I Purniah. One of the Mughul Provinces, and now a British District. Buchanan Hamilton spells it 
Puraniya. 
The Balasan. This is the old Balasan. The new Balasan joins the Mahananda higher up. just below Siliguri. 
It is not marked on ReuneH’s map, and probably did not exist at that time. 
• Now one of the administrative divisions of Nepal. I11 Rennell's time and before this the name was apparently 
applied to the whole of Nepal. I11 Van den Broucke’s map of Bengal, 1660, the territory is marked ‘ T. Ryk Van 
Morang. At the time of Rennell’s visit in i 766, the Gurkhas had not conquered the whole of Nepal. It was not till 
1768 that Ranjit Mall, the last of the Surya-bansi race, was defeated by the Gurkhas. (Hunter, Imp. Gaz. , Vol. X, 
p. 285). Buchanan Hamilton calls the district ‘ Gorkha. ’ 
+ Now Krishnaganj, the headquarters of a subdivision and police circle. 
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