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∗ The Peshwa's route through Bihar and Bengal is thus given in his Diary, [Vad, ii. pp. 242-243, corrected] :—1743, January 26-30, Allahabad south bank—Feb. 4, Vindhyāchal near Mirzāpur—8-10, Rāmpurā near Benares, (Rāmnagar)—13-14, River Durgāvati (near Jahanabad)—15, Saserām—16-17, River Son (crossed near Dāudnagar)—18, River Punpun—23, Gayā—March 8-9, River Ganges (? near Mungir)—14, Jamdā in Khargpur hills (22 m. n. e. of Baidyanāth-Deoghar)—15, Gokulā in pargana Lakshmipur—16, Dhanvā in parg. Handuā (25 m. n. of Dumka)—17-18, Sārangpāni (? tappa Sarath or Dumka sub-division)—19, Fathpur (9 m. s. of Dumka)—20, Bhādu (Baharu, 10 m. n. of Nagar and 15 m. n. w. of Suri, on n. bank of Mor river)—21, Rangāon Pathrā in Birbhum (prob. Pathardang, 7 m. w. of Suri)—22, Purānā in parg. Loni, Birbhum (prob. Parangāon, 10 m. n. e. of Suri)—23-25, Kālpipurā in Kot Mamaleshwar, Birbhum (Kālkāpur, 2 m. s. of Mayureshwar, wh. is 15 m. n. e. of Suri; Rennell reads Kot Mowlishwar here)—26, Duhalia in parg. Fathsingh (2 m. s. of Kandi Gopinathpur)—27-30, Chauriāgāchā (4 m. s. of Rāngāmāti, on w. bank of Ganges.) On 30th March Peshwā visited Alivardi Khan.—April, 1-2, Basurā (3 m. w. of Palāshi, on w. bank of Ganges, and 13 m. s. of Chauriagacha)—3, Barod in parg. Mokad ?—4, Barhānpur in Bardwan (prob. Udhanpur ferry, 3 m. n. of Katwā)—5-7, Paltiyā, (13 m. w. of Katwā.) On 7th April Alivardi visited Peshwa in camp.—9, Dignagar (18 m. n. w. of Bardwan.) Hence Peshwā marched rapidly alone.—10-13, Kakshā (15 m. w. of Dignagar)—15, Bāmhani in parg. Vishnupur ?—16, Mājgāon in parg. Pachet