Pattadkal

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Pattan Munara

Ancient ruin in the Naushahra tahsil of Baha- walpur State, Punjab, situated in 28 15' N. and 70 22' E., 5 miles east of Rahmiyar Khan. At the close of the eighteenth century the remains of four towers surrounding the central tower of a Buddhist monastery still existed here, but only the lower storey of the central tower now remains. Tradition avers that it had three storeys, and that the extensive mounds around it are the ruins of a city which was over 100 square miles in extent. It is possible that the ruins mark the site of the capital o Mousicanus, who, after a brief submission to Alex- ander, revolted and was crucified in 325 B.C. The name Mousicanus probably conceals the name of the tribe or territory ruled by the chief- tain, and it has been suggested that it survives either in the tribal name of the Magsi or Magassi Baloch or in that of the Machkas. Another theory identifies the capital with Aror in Sind. A Sanskrit inscrip- tion, now lost, is said to have recorded the existence of an ancient monastery. The town was refounded by the Sumras in the tenth century, but it is now a desolate ruin.