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of Delhi, and having built a fort, took up his residence in Muinuddinpur and Norehni. The tenure was subsequently resumed, and for a time the Rohilla held the revenue engagements of the tappa, but having by his oppressions estranged himself from the inhabitants, they, with the assistance of the Palwars, drove him out, and he was soon afterwards slain by the Bandipur members of the clan just named. All traces of the Rohillas have been lost for more than a century.

Tappa Hanswar was finally absorbed into the Birhar taluqas 100 years and the descendants of the Shekhs are now mere tenants-at-will in Hanswar proper.

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IX. The Shekhs of Banidni and Jaldlpur. Two Shekhs, named Barai and Ladh, are said to have come from the west and to have succeeded the Bhars in the management of taluqas Banidni and Jalalpur, which About 200 years ago. one Paltu Singh consisted of twenty-four mauzas. Kachhwaha is said to have encroached, from tappa Kanhain, in the neighbouring Surharpur pargana, and to have conquered these Shekhs, depriving them of eleven of their twenty-four villages, and settling himself in mauza Sabiqpur.

Subsequently these eleven villages passed from the Kachhwahas, about a century ago, into the Birhar taluqas but the said tribe, represented by Shiiiratan Singh and Gajgha Singh, still have sub-proprietary possession in some of these villages.

The thirteen villages which then remained with the Shekhs were incorporated into the Birhar taluqas about 150 years ago, and the Shekhs then generally abandoned the district and crossed over into Gorakhpur. Shekh Bakau alone represents the old stock. He lives in mauza Baniani, but he has no rights left in the soil, proprietary or sub-proprietary.

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The Bais ofKalidnpur, &c. A colony of eight members of this come from Baiswara, and to have established themand to have cleared the then existing jungle, about the time of the overthrow of the Bhars. X.

tribe are said to have selves in these parts,

These people divided themselves into four parties or taluqas, and acquired property aggregating sixty-one villages. Of these properties the following details are

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—The Kalidnpur, Pirthmipur, and Norehni party had ten Ind. — The Hardaspur and Tilkarpur party had twelve —The Kharwanwa party had and Mh. —The Ramnagar Manwar party had twenty-four st.

villages,

villages,

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fifteen villages,

villages.

The third of these parties was the first to be absorbed into taluqas, and this absorption took place 200 years ago.

the Birhar

The fourth party followed fifty years afterwards; and in another fifty years the same fate overtook the first and second parties. The Bais tribe have now sib-proprietary rights in only six villages.