. The archaeological survey of Mayurabhanja. rground, leave the villagewith their families and take refuge inBandarbauiforest on the banks of the river Sona nearSiiikola during those _ dreaded Maratharaids. In the month of Asadha before the rainsset in, the j\Iarathas would leave ^lantri and theirdeparture w^as the signal for the Pandas to comeback with their families and follow their avoca-tions. In tliis way for 10 to 12 years, the Pandascontinued to be harassed, and thus did Mantrilose for ever her former prosperity. There are remains of an ancient fort about halfa mile to the west of the t
. The archaeological survey of Mayurabhanja. rground, leave the villagewith their families and take refuge inBandarbauiforest on the banks of the river Sona nearSiiikola during those _ dreaded Maratharaids. In the month of Asadha before the rainsset in, the j\Iarathas would leave ^lantri and theirdeparture w^as the signal for the Pandas to comeback with their families and follow their avoca-tions. In tliis way for 10 to 12 years, the Pandascontinued to be harassed, and thus did Mantrilose for ever her former prosperity. There are remains of an ancient fort about halfa mile to the west of the temple of has it that Pamachandra Bhaiija,Paja of ]\rayurabhanja, constructed this fortand lived in it for some time. It is furtherstated that adjoining it was once a big city, andthat at one time both fortress and city werethickly populated. Of the latter there are stilltraces by the side of the fort. People desertedthis place owing to the fierce invasion of probablj^the Muhammadans. The fort was destroyed CO < <. MANTRI. 57 by them. The remnants of the latter areto be found over an area 700 feet in lengthand 550 feet in breadth. The broken imagesof Dvaiavasini and Gadachandi may be seenat the eastern and western gates of the fortressre3pectivel3^ The following is a quotation from the writ-ings of an English official in 1784 A. D., in whichhe describes how Mantri, Mangovindapur andBhimada fell into the hands of the Marathas :— Tlie first considerable avulsion from theMohur-Bunje Zemindary was the Fouzdary ofPepley, the next that of Balasore, since whichso many Taluks have been taken from it thatthe Rajah has now no land to the east-wardof the road I came. At this time there were two Rajahs of Mohur-bunje or tlie wood of peacocks. DusrrathaBunje being dispossessed by his nephew Da-moodah Bunje of some lands he held, retiredinto the Neelgur country. He was joined by Jehan Mahommad, theprincipal military commander who was alsodisgusted. These two went
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