The history of the Sundurbans can be found all the way back to 200-300 c.e. A city built by Chand Sadagar has been found in the Baghmara Forest Block and during the Mughal Empire Raja Rai took refuge in the Sundarbans from the advancing armies of Emperor Akbar. During the Mughal period of 1203-1538, the local kings leased the forests out. It became the first mangrove forest under scientific management. In 1764 the Surveyer General mapped out the area. The Mughal Emperor Alamgir II gave away the proprietary rights to the East India Company in 1757. In 1869 they started the systematic management of the forest after the Forest Management Division in the Province of Bengal in British India. The Sundurbans were officially declared a reserved forest in 1875-76. The forest act was established in 1865. The Forest Act was established in 1865. A forest division was created in 1879. The Forest Division headquarters is located in Khulna. The reserved forest stretched from 266 from the mouth of Hugli to the mouth of Meghna. It was bordered inland by 3 districts. The three districts were the Parganas, Khulna and Backergunj. (http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/portal/page?_pageid=127,723772&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&linkId=1213, 2012)
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"Geological Survey of India." Geological Survey of. Government of India , n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2012. <"http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/portal/page?_pageid=127,723772&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&linkId=1213">
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