▁to ▁the ▁k uth is ▁of ▁S ard ah ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 1 ▁by ▁Dutch ▁East ▁India ▁Company . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁from ▁ 1 7 th ▁to ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁k uth is ▁were ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁residence ▁or ▁factory ▁engaged ▁in ▁sil k ▁and ▁ind igo ▁trade . ▁In ▁Raj sh ah i ▁region ▁alone ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 2 ▁ind igo ▁k uth is ▁were ▁in ▁operation ▁with ▁their ▁headquarters ▁at ▁S ard ah . ▁Mot ih ar ▁k uth i ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁them . ▁At ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁there ▁is ▁another ▁k uth i ▁named ▁ka aj la . ▁These ▁two ▁k uth is ▁were ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁connected ▁by ▁the ▁trib ut ary ▁river ▁ ▁connecting ▁with ▁the ▁G anges . ▁ ▁Ex terior ▁and ▁interior ▁ ▁Mot ih ar ▁k uth i ▁is ▁one ▁store yed ▁building ▁facing ▁south , ▁consists ▁of ▁six ▁apart ments . ▁three ▁east - west ▁orient ed ▁h alls ▁behind ▁the ▁southern ▁ver and ah ▁and ▁three ▁more ▁sp a cious ▁apart ments ▁at ▁the ▁back . the ▁central ▁hall , ▁which ▁is ▁about ▁ 4 . 5 ▁high ▁has ▁a ▁cler est ory ▁window ▁above ▁. ▁the ▁front ▁ver and ah s ▁are ▁carried ▁on ▁four ▁round ▁simple ▁columns ▁each , ▁whereas ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁triple ▁columns ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁corners . the ▁building ▁has ▁supporting ▁on ▁its ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁which ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁kitchen , ▁w