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Partdb Singh, above-mentioned, had three sons before he turned from Hinduism to Islam, and one subsequent to his conversion by a Musalman wife. The descendants of the former are still in possession of some of their ancestor's villages, but the gi-eat bulk of his estate went to his Musalman son, whose descendants became hereditary chaudhris of the pargana, and the present representative of the family, Lutf Ahmad, is still recognized by that title.

BArI Town—Pargana

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Bdri is B/Cri Talisil Baei District Sitapue. have been founded by Mubarak, son of the Emperor Humayun, about 24 years before Todar Mai's settlement. The prince having come to hunt in the Oudh jungles, built a shooting-box and country house Bdri on the spot, round which a tbwn sprang up. said to

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Another account states that the name is derived from the Bdri caste of Musalmans who once lived here, but it is mentioned by the Arabian Geographers.*

The town is 23 miles south from Sitapur, and is two miles west of the metaUed road, which joins that place with Lucknow, from which city it is 29 miles to the north. An unmetalled road 20 miles in length, connects it with Mahmudabad in the east, and one mile to the west is the Sarayan fordable during the dry season, but rising to a great height in the There are no other communications.

river,

rains.

Bari has a population amounting to 3,042,

who

reside in

860

mud

houses.

a poor place, without any trade, the annual value of the bazar sales but Rs. 7,000. As a seat of a tahsil it has some local celebrity, and there are the usual Government institutions in it, viz., a post office, a police The station, a school, where seventy boys attend, and a registry office. The tahsil and police station are on the site of the old Government fort. place is well wooded. It

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There are no manufactures, nor is there any ancient building in the town.

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BARI THANA Pargana

Sapivvb.— Tahsil Safiptje District TJnao. 24 miles north of the sadr station Unao on the road This small town from Mianganj to Bangarmau. It was founded by Sayyad Abdul Bdri in 1796 Hijri, during the reign of Sikandar-bin-Nasir-ud-din. Abdul Bari conquered the country from the Shd,hi tribe. Sayyad Salar Sahli, uncle lies

The town is pleasantly of Salar MasaM, had previously visited this place. There is a vernacular school here attended by seven Hindus and situated. Population 1,633, of whom 213 are Musalmans. sixteen Musalmans.

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Pargana Jhalotae Ajgain Tahsil Mohan District This village lies 12 miles south-west of the tahsil and eight miles north of the sadr station, Unao. An unmetalled road runs to Rasulabad. No town of any importance near. It was peopled by one Barsinghdeo,

BARSINGHPUR Unao.

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on the eastern side of the Ganges, is now the Capital. Al Biruni quotpd in Elliot's Index, Vol, I, page 54,
 * Kanauj has now fallen into neglect and ruin, and Bari, which is three days journey from