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her dower mauza Bilwari in this pargana. Here the Eaikw^rs settled. After some years Gajpat Rae took service with Dari Shah, a malikzada and zamindar of mauza Sirwa. This malikzdda, being childless, on his deathbed adopted Gajpat, who performed his funeral obsequies and succeeded to his zamindari. In 1193 Fasli the Raikwdrs added ten villages to their estate, and until 1229 Fasli they remained qubliliatdars In 1230 Fasli Mir Ghuldm Husen, Chakladar, had these of 14 villages. 14 villages included in the Barw^rs taluqa, but the Raikw^rs still retain under-proprietary rights in them.

The descendants of Ghina Rae in like manner became powerful, and in 1219 Fasli they were in possession of 34 villages 13 J biswas, called taluqa Between 1222 Fasli and 1233 Fasli, however, the whole of these Reori. villages came into taluqa Samanpur, the property of Malik Ramzan Bakhsh. In one of the pattis of the old Raikwars taluqa, the original Raikwar proprietors are still found as under-proprietors. are well-to-do, and the Ghina Rae family are the present time. The Gajpat Rae branch are found in mauzas Sirwa and Gauhania. The Ghina Rde branch are found living in mauzas There were in former times several Reori, Uniar, Bithtira and Madhopur. taluqas of 8 or 10 villages each belonging to Chandels, Brahmans, Bais and Kayath families. All have long since been broken up, and their

The Gajpat R^e branch

fairly off at

history offers nothing of interest.

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The S-Arajbansi Ghhattris. The Surajbansi Chhattris had formerly III. a considerable taluqa of 40 villages in this pargana. The taluqa was They lost 21 villages between 1185 Fasli and 1254 called Narma Pawari. villages all passed away from them in 1255 remaining the and Fasli, FaslL FuU details of this clan will be found under pargana Haweli Oudh.

Rustam

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There was a severe fight in 1259 Fasli for the possession between Babu Jai Uatt Singh, taluqdar of Bhiti, and Raja.

Mauza Tema. of this village,

Sah, taluqdar of Dera.

and some 150 persons are gained the day.

The

said to have

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fight took place at

been

killed.

Babu

mauza

Tejapur, Jai Datt Singh

a curious legend of the qanungos of this It is, that 400 years ago the parsrana. ^Note BY OmoiATiNQ Commissioner. c rt t. at xti' ^^"^^^ raja of Gaur, by name JNarpat Das, •Under the head of Gaur Kdyaths in q^^^^ Kdvath, Was treacherously ^, , >,,/+i,„ EUiot's Supplemental Glossary there IS ouriInto the thp liraJimans iiito brought by the "RraTiTnaTiq It is there this legend. IV.

The Kdyaths.

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ousoonfiriiation of of set forth that Nasir-ud-din, the nephew Balban, introduced several Gaur Kayaths from Bengal into t'^^^^^'f/' ^^^"^[nted about 600 years ago, when he appointed them qdntogos of Niz£mabad. ^ Bhadoi, Kol, Ghosi and Chiriakot, in Stiba Alia-

power of Bakhtldr Khlljl, a (jrCneral ^f Shahab-ud-dm Ghori, king of Delhi, near by "J whom ". he was „ incarcerated, j i o i, i, Narpat Dfis had 12 sons who Delhi. -^gre given 12 parganas as qantingos, ^^^„. „ and 12 muhals in zamindari. In „fl„„„ u:„„ '^^'>In this notice Sir Henry confines his reAzamgarh there are 3 parganas— marks to his own territory, the N.-W. P. MirzaBut our local tradition carries the legend Qhazipur one Benares one ^- ^' further p^j. one Durbhimga one Gwalior Amsin. one—and in Oudh four, of which one is £ 2.

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