66 H. Blochmann — Koch Bihar and A’sdm. [No. 1, 
the kingdom of Morang. It is 52 statute kos long. The breadth from the 
Parganah of Tsijhat, which belongs to the empire, to Pusakarpur 
near K’hont’hag’hat, is 50 kos. The mountains of Bhutant, which are 
inhabited by the Bhutiahs, produce T&ngan horses, Bhiitiah cloth, Pari,* and 
musk. Koch Bihar is well-known for its excellent water, mildness of the 
climate, its fresh vegetation and flowers. Oranges are plentiful, as also other 
fruits and vegetables. If properly administrated, the country might yield a 
revenue of 8 lacs of rupees. The inhabitants, since ancient times, are the 
Meeh and Koch tribes. The Eajah belongs to the Mech. He coins gold 
muhurs and Naruin rupees. The zamxndars of India esteem the Koch Bih.ir 
Bajahs, and believe that they trace their descent from Bajahs who reigned 
there before the arrival of the Muhammadans in India. 
Bhim Nar. in was a noble, mighty king, powerful, and fond of company. 
He never took his lip from the edge of the bowl, nor his hand from the 
flagon ; he was continually surrounded by singing women, and was so addicted 
to the pleasures of the harem, that he did not look after his kingdom. His 
palace is regal, has a ghusulkhdnah,\ a darshan, private rooms, aecommoda- 
other sides, flow into the Sankos. Outside the ' band’ are 5 chaklahs, containing 75 
parganahs ; and within the ‘ band’ there are 12 parganahs. The revenue of the 
kingdom is nearly 10 laos of Rupees. 
* The printed edition has pari, the MS. sari. The ’ A'lamgtmdmah 
says (p. 690) that ‘ pari’ is a kind of thick cloth with long threads ( purzddr , like coarse 
plush), woven on strings, and is used for carpets. “Another woollen stuff is called 
phut.” The last is very likely a mistake for the bhiitiah cloth mentioned in the 
text. 
f The word ghusuVthanah, as is well known, means now-a-day a bath-room, or a 
closet, or both. At the Dihli court it had a particular meaning, as will be seen from 
the following extracts. The Balmr i ’Ajarn says — “ It is said that Sher Shah, when 
emperor of Dihli, appointed a room in the Palace where he nsed to sit after his bath, 
in order to have his carls dried. (This, by the way, is the only historical statement 
which ascribes curls [gesudn] to Sher Shah.) When Akbar came to the throne, he 
called that room Diwdn i lchdg. Khan Arzu says that he had heard that the grandees 
in old times used to sit on coming to pay their respects ; but when Akbar came to the 
throne, he disapproved of it. He could not, however, do away with the oustom, and built 
a house where he took his bath, but put on that account no carpets on the ground, so 
that when the Amirs came in, they had to stand. And from his time, the grandees 
in presenting reports, &e., have been accustomed to stand. Now the room was called 
ghusvMlianah, and though the bath was in course of time abolished, the name 
remained." 
From the Pddishdhndmah (II, p 220) we see that Shahjahira wished to change 
the name from ghusulkhanah to daulatlchdnah i khdg; but the old name remained. 
Bernier (Calcutta edition I, p 300) calls the ‘ gosel-kanay’ an evening reception room. 
Dwrshan, as the name implies, is the place where the king shews himself to tho 
people, a general audience hall. 
