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The

latter territories

were four muh^ls, later established),

comprised the Sailuk* pargana.

In

this

pargana

Bado Sarai, Eamnagar (which seems to have been Muhammadpur, and Ldlpur (trans-Chauka). These

viz.,

were sub-divided into 7 tappas, viz., I, Kuntur;,2, Sihdli;3, Bindaura; and 7, Gudhara. Of these Ganjar and 6, Ganjar 4, Basorhi 5, Chheda Gudhara were contained in Lalpur and comprised the Bhitauli estate reFrom Sal or Bdl every cently made over to the Maharaja of Kapurthala. Eaikwar claims descent. From the time of Sal the clan was for eight geneIn the ninth generation Ram Singh rations represented by a chaudhri. adopted his connexion Zorawar Singh, who became the first raja of the clan. His grandson was Eaja Anup Singh, the father of Surat Singh, and grandfather of Raja Gur Bakhsh Singh. An6p Singh fought the great battle on the Kalyani with the Lucknow Shekhs, which is referred to in the account of the Bara Banki district.



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Khan the whole of the estates were at first absconded. But in 1216 F. he was restored to power, and the whole of the parganas of Eamnagar and Muhammadpur were under him made huz'^r tahsil. Siirat Singh seems to have yielded his powers as landlord and as chakladar with discretion and kindness. In the time of Saadat Ali

made khdm and Surat Singh

" He granted the zamindari of their respective villages to those of the clan who were entitled to them, and fixed the jama at a uniform rate which In the latter portion of it, however, he lasted throughout his life-time. fell into arrears and was confined in Lucknow. On his solemn promise to make all good he was released on the security of Raja Gobardhan Das Kayath, of Sandila, ancestor of Dhanpat Rae. " On Siirat Singh's failing to pay up he was besieged by Gobardhan Das in the fort of Chheda, and during the siege died a visitation, it was thought, for failing to keep his word. ,

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In 1233 to 1245 F. Eaja Gur Bakhsh succeeded to the office and duties From 1 246 to 1250 F. Eaja Bahadur Darshan Singh made the Eamnagar Dhameri estates hachcha and settled with whom he chose generally with the resident muqaddams. "

of his father, Surat Singh.

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In 1251 F. Eaja Gur Bakhsh Singh recovered the Edmnagar Dhameri and the chakladari of the Muhammadpur pargana. (He was recognised under the title of taluqdar, but in the Muhammadpur pargana he was in reality not taluqdar but chakladar). During this interval Rdja Girdhara Singh Kayath, nazim, on several occasions employed jamogdars The attempt to make the estate kham seems to to collect the revenue. have failed. "

estate,

" In 1261F Eaja Sarabjit Singh, the son of Eaja Gur Bakhsh, quarrelled with his father and obtained the qubilliat of the Eamnagar and Muhammadpur parganas. Eaja Gur Bakhsh retained Chheda, 18 mauzas, and Eadhamau, 22 mauzas, and Para Deori, 7 mauzas (since given to the Mahardja of Kaplirthala).
 * Sailuk has since been

washed away by the Gogra.