Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.342

c8.342

Mora.—The river Mora is the modern Mor (also known as Mayūrākṣī). It is mentioned in the Śaktipur copperplate of Lakṣmaṇasena (E.I., XXI, p. 124). Some have identified it with Morakhi. This river used to flow in the territory of Uttararādha. It enters the Birbhum district from the Santal Parganas on the west and follows a course towards the east. The Mayūrākṣī river project is the first of its kind in West Bengal.