The fort was taken by General
Marshall in 1818. It had been rebuilt by Raja Birsingh Deo of Orchha
on an enormous scale about the end of the sixteenth century. In the
original edition, the author's march is said to have taken place 'on
the 24th'. This must be a mistake for 'on the 4th'; as the last date,
that of the march to Bahrol, was the 3rd December. The author reached
Agra on January 1, 1836,
7. The number fifty-two is one of the Hindoo favourite numbers, like
seven, twelve, and eighty-four, held sacred for astronomical or
astrological reasons. Birsingh Deo was the younger brother of
Ramchand, head of the Bundela clan. To oblige Prince Salim,
afterwards the Emperor Jahangir, he murdered Abul Fazl, the
celebrated minister and historian of Akbar, on August 12, 1602,
Jahangir, after his accession, rewarded the murderer by allowing him
to supersede his brother in the headship of his clan, and by
appointing him to the rank of 'commander of three thousand'. The
capital of Birsingh was Orchha. His successors are often spoken of as
Rajas of Tehri. The murder is fully described in _The Emperor Akbar_
by Count von Noer, translated by A.
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