The tank described in the text
is at Dibhor, twelve miles south of Haliya, and is 430 feet long by
352 broad. The full name of the builder is Sriman Nayak Manmor, who
was the head of the Banjara merchants of Mirzapur. The inscription on
his temple is dated 23 February, 1825, A.D. 'I suppose', remarks
Cunningham, 'that the vagrant instinct of the old Banjara preferred a
jungle site. No doubt he got the ground cheap; and from this vantage
point he was able to supply Mirzapur with both wood and charcoal.'
(_A.S.R._, vol. xxi, pp. 121-5, pl. xxxi.)
4. The new road passes through the Katra Pass. The pass via Dibhor
and Haliya, which the author calls the Hiliya Pass, is properly
called the Kerahi (Kerai) Pass. Both old and new roads are now little
used. The construction of railways has altogether changed the course
of trade, and Cawnpore has risen on the ruins of Mirzapur. Lalu,
Nayak's 'grandson, died in comparative obscurity some years ago, and
only a few female relatives remain to represent the family--a
striking example, if one were needed, of the instability of Oriental
fortunes.' (_A.S.
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