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[No. 2, 
M. Chakravarti— Eastern Gayga kings of Orissa . 
a tradition of this conquest was heard by the Portuguese Fernao 
Nuniz who, in his chronicles written probably in A.D. 1535-7, thus 
says:— 
“ By bis death one called Bucarao inherited this kingdom, and he 
conquered many lands which at the time of the destruction of that 
kingdom remained rebellions, and by him they were taken and turned 
to his power and lordship; and he took the kingdom of Orya, which 
is very great; it touches on Bemgalla.” [Sewell’s Vijayanagara, 
p. 300]. 
The great event of Bhanu Deva’s reign was the invasion of Jaj- 
nagar by the Delhi Sultan Firuz Shah. A lengthy description of this 
invasion will be found in Tarikh-i-Firuz-Shahi, of Shams-i-Siraj-‘Ahf, 
[Elliot, III, 312-5]. An abstract of it is given in Major Raverty’s trans¬ 
lation of Tabakat-i-Nasiri, note 4 to p. 587 (below pp. 591-2). This is 
quoted here to economise space :— 
“ On his reaching Jun-pur the rains again set in [760 H].” 
(P 761 H.^), “and be stayed there during the rainy season, and in 
Zi-Hijjah of that year set out by ivay of Bihar towards Jaj-nagar, 
which was at the extremity of the territory of Gadhah-Katankah. 
When the Sultan reached Karah, Malik Kutb-ud-dln, brother of Zaffir 
Khan was left behind with the troops and the heavy equipage, and he 
advanced with celerity through Bihar towards Jaj-nagar. ...Having pass¬ 
ed the river Maha-nadrl, Mahan-dari, or Mahan-adri [the river which 
falls into the Son doubtless is meant] he reached the city or town of 
Banarsi [Shams-i-Saraj and Alfi have Banaras and Buda’-uni Barani] 
which is” \_sic was] “the capital and abode of the Rae of Jaj-nagar 
[Shams-i-Saraj has Rae of Jaj nagar-udisah]. The Rae fled towards Taling 
[Tulinganah], and the Sultan not pursuing him [Firishtah says pursu¬ 
ing!, proceeded to hunt elephants in the vicinity [Shams-i-Saraj says the 
Sultan remained some time at Banaras, and the Rae took shelter in one 
of the islands of the , or on a , river] ; during which time the Rae despatch¬ 
ed emissaries and sought for peace, sending at the same time three 
elephants, besides rarities and precious things [Shams-i-Saraj says after 
his return from Padmawatl]. Hunting as he went along, the Sultan 
reached the territory of Rae Bhanu Diw [Shams-i-Saraj, Bir Bhan Hlw— 
Alfi, Pir Mahi Diw—perhaps Bir Mahi] who sent him some elephants 
He then returned from thence with the object of hunting, came to Pad- 
mawati, South Bihar probably, which is a part abounding with elephants, 
captured thirty-three and killed two which could not be secured.,.. 
From Padmawatl Sultan Firuz Shah returned to Karah in Rajab 
762 U.” 
