9 ▁and ▁ 1 7 1 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁Bur an ji ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 4 ▁by ▁the ▁en vo ys ▁of ▁the ▁Ah om ▁kingdom , ▁Rat na ▁K and ali ▁Sar ma ▁K ata ki ▁and ▁Ar j un ▁Das ▁B ai rag i ▁K ata ki . ▁ ▁This ▁work ▁gives ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁three ▁diplom atic ▁miss ions ▁that ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Tw ip ra ▁kingdom , ▁incident al ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁pal aces , ▁cer emon ies ▁and ▁custom s ; ▁and ▁it ▁also ▁provides ▁an ▁eye ▁witness ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁Tw ip ra ▁king ▁Rat na ▁Man ik ya ▁II ▁( 1 6 8 4 – 1 7 1 2 ) ▁de posed ▁by ▁his ▁step - bro ther ▁G han ash y am ▁Bar th ak ur , ▁later ▁Mah endra ▁Man ik ya ▁( 1 7 1 2 – 1 7 1 4 ). ▁ ▁Man us cript ▁ ▁The ▁manuscript , ▁titled ▁, ▁is ▁ 1 4 6 ▁ 4 " x 1 7 " ▁fol ios ▁of ▁ ▁made ▁of ▁the ▁b ark ▁of ▁the ▁Alo e ▁tree . ▁ ▁Each ▁fol io ▁had ▁five ▁lines ▁of ▁text ▁on ▁each ▁side , ▁with ▁fol io ▁ 1 0 8 ▁missing . ▁ ▁A ▁table ▁of ▁contents ▁was ▁inserted ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁manuscript . ▁The ▁manuscript ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁from ▁one ▁J . ▁Rod d ▁on ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 1 8 4