Garh Mandaran is a historic place under Goghat PS. Around the time when Bakhtiyar Khilji (1204–1206) came to Bengal, the area was an administrative zone known as Sirkar Mandaran under Saptagram region of Vanga (Bengal). Garh Mandaran was a fort what many believe to be of Pathan origin. Whatever be the history, the ruins provided the setting for Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s novel Durgeshnandini based partly on history and partly on hearsay. The story centres around the attack and occupation of Gar Mandaran stronghold of Raja Birendra Singh, linked to the Bishnupur Raj, by the Pathans. The Mughal general Man Singh's son, Jagat Singh, was despatched to keep the Pathans at bay. Jagat Singh fell in love with Tilottama, daughter of Raja Birendra Singh. The Pathans captured the fort, killed Raja Birendra Singh and held Jagat Singh and Tilottama, but a fatal attack on the Pathan general Kotlu Khan, turned things around.