History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v2.c37.81
History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v2.c37.81
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The third *Sarkār* of Orissa was the second in size and importance. Katak the headquarters of the *Subahdār* or *Na'ib-Subahdār* consisting of 21 Mahals with a revenue of 91,432,730 *Dāms* or more than five times that of the *Sarkār* of Bhadrak, but less than one-fifths of the *Sarkār* of Jaleswar. The *Sarkār* of Katak contained the whole of the districts of Puri and Cuttack, with a portion of the modern district of Ganjam, now included in the Madras presidency. Āṣkā, spelt Āṣakāh, is a *Tāluga* of the Ganjam district.