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m Manlkapur. He was soon afterwards stripped of the Burhapdra pargana by Alawal Khan, the aggressive leader of the Pathans of Utraula, who after a long struggle, which utterly depopulated the pargana, finally expelled the Kalhans. Sixth in descent from Bhing Singh was Madhukar Singh, whose sons. Raj Singh and Himmat Singh, divided the inheritance, the former taking Rasulpur Ghaus with the title of rdja, the latter, as babu, Babhnipair. The grandson of Raj Singh, Kesri Singh, was killed in battle by RAm Singh, Raja of Bansi, who forcibly possessed himself of the pargana of Rasulpur Ghaus. The murdered man left an infant grandson, Shuja Singh, who was adopted by his cousin, the childless Babu RSm Singh of Babhnipair, and transferred the title of Raja to that pargana. His son, Abdhut Singh, held the raj till 1821 A. D., and was succeeded by the blind Raja Jai Singh, who died only a few years before annexation. As he had no children, his nephew, Indrajit Singh, became Rdja, but did not enjoy the honour long, and was succeeded by his infant son. Raja Udit Pragash Singh, during whose minority the ancestral estates are held in the guardianship of the Court of Wards. Almost all the villages are held by Brahman birtias, who, however, enjoy the minimum of rights. If the village was held at grain rents, they were allowed one-tenth of the landand if money rents were agreed upon, they lord's share in the produce simply paid the full value of the village without getting any drawback, as was usual in the case of birtias in other parts of the district. Sometimes the villages assigned them in birt were entirely withdrawn from them, and they were allowed instead small plots of rent-free sir. They were all Brahmans and as Brahmans generally do, have increased in numbers, till the rent is barely enough to keep them alive they know no trade, can get no service and to plough they are ashamed.



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TahsilBiGBUAiGANj District situated on the road from Rae Bareli toLucknow, but three other roads exist from this town to Sultanpur, Unao, and Haidargarh.

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The country is rather bare of trees, but the soil is fertile. The population is 4,934, of whom 1,136 are Kurmis and 928 Brahmans these all worThere is a Government thana ; a school attended by 55 pupils. ship Shiva. There are five temples to Mahadeo, and a market three times a week.

BACHHRAWANPargrawa Tahdl Digbijaiganj—District Rae Baeeli. — This pargana derives its name from the principal town which was founded by Bachhraj Pande, the chaudhri of the place. This pargana also, like others of this estate, was in the possession of the Bhars, notwithstanding they were subdued successively by Malik Taj-ud-din of Masalid's army and the Bais Rajas. The pargana was at length taken from them in 820 Hijri, when Sultan Ibrahim of Jaunpur totally annihilated them. At that time one Qazi Sultan, descendant of Qidwa-ud-din, (who had entered Oudh at the invasion by Qutub Shah of Delhi), joined with a few attendants the Sultan of Jaunpur in his expedition against the Bhars, and therefore was granted the zamindari of this pargana, and he took up his residence in the village Thulendi (which was founded by Thula, a Bhar nazim of the place), appointing it the head-quarters of the pargana. Ibrahim of Jaunpur then divided the whole of this pargana into two tappas or divisions, tappa