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fugitive cliief s estates were handed over to Bijai Singh, zamindar of the village of Lakehra, who held them up to 1205 es-

The Mustafabad

Jham Singh never recovered anything ; and, after gaining his liberty, died in 1214 Fasli. His son Dirgpal formed an alliance with a freebooter, Zabar Singh of Bundaha, and so disturbed the
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country that it was found necessary to keep him quiet by giving him three villages. From this he rose speedily, and by the year 1243 Fasli, his son Ram Ghulam had acquired all the villages known as the Mustafabad Ilaqa. In consequence of the misconduct of Shiuambar Singh, taluqdar of Rij^pur, a small estate of nine villages, Ram Ghulam, in 1256 Fasli, got this estate and whole pargana in revenue engagement. He was himself in opposition to the nazim in 1262 Fasli, and in 1263 Fasli his engagement included only the Mustafabad estate. In 1264 he got only 11 villages out of the 28 of which that estate was composed. "

In 1266

Fasli,

Ram Ghulam adhered to the Baiswdra chieftain Beni Madho and his estates were confiscated and bestowed

the raja of Tiloi for services rendered to Government, with which I am not acquainted. Thakur Ram Ghulam is now admitted to interviews with the officers of Government, and he has a provision of Rs. 1,800 per annum secured by grant of four villages noted in the margin in Unao. He is a very good A hal Khersk specimen of the Oudh baron, and I consider it a very 2. Panahpur. 3. Barolii. unfortunate thing that he should not have had an ^ 4. JamokaBangar opportunity of distinguishing himself as a taluqdar.

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had two sons, Dirgpal and Barwand of the former we had traced the descendants. Barwan's issue is found in Shiuambar Singh, taluqdar of Rajapur, a tate. small estate of nine villages paying Rs, 6,199 revenue. These villages were acquired gradually since 1209 Fasli. "

Jham Singh

The Kijapur

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The TJmrar villages

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estate is held by Ishri Bakhsh, a relation of the Kanhpurias. He traces his descent from an uncle of Jham It is not an old estate ; it now consists of six Q[^g^

and pays Rs. 6,065 revenue.

The estate was acquired by the Kayaths

as most of this class have acquirthem, by service and the favour of Government officials. The Ateha estate. Lakhapur and Puranipur, however, are said to have belonged to these Kayaths for a long time. "

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the only place of antiquarian note in the pargana. It is undoubtedly a place of great antiquity, as I have in my ^'^^^' possession two coins which were recently dug out of the ruins, one of which is an undoubted Bactrian, while the other, at least as old, has at present defied all attempts at identification by those who possess some knowledge of the subject. At the same time, I am given to understand that no coin answering to the appearance of the one in question is to be found in Prinsep's standard work on Indian antiquities. From the extent of its remains R£nki must at one time have been a very large and populous place. At one end are to be seen the ruins of the old fort

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