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who ascended the throne in this town brother Husen Shah. It is known as

in 1440 A.D.,

and was

killed

by

his

the Maqbara-e-Shah-e-Sharqi.

In 820 Hijri Sultan Ibrahim Shah built a number of forts in this proviace in one day, viz., in Bh4wan, Bareli, Thulendi, &c. also he repaired the Bhar fort in this town, which had fallen in some measure into decay during the Bhar war. This fort* fell into ruin since annexation, but the twelve-doored house, which was the police station, and the gate with its high walls, still stand. In addition to the ordinary office-holders, as chaudhris, qanungos, qazis, muftis, police officers, city magistrate, and munsifs, there were appointed here some other office-holders who are rarely found

except in royal forts ; for instance, mutawalli (superintendent), who had the charge of " aimma," i. e., mu4fis, as the qaniingos were in charge of khalsa; " muhtasib" (censor), who checked practices contrary to the (preacher), who read the " khutba" /sermon religious law ; " khdtib' or oration delivered after prayer on Friday or on the day of " Id") and certified to the genuineness of deeds of sale astrologers' who used to find out auspicious dates for the public " ahdis," who belonged to the army staff during the reigns of the former kings, and were sent on military expeditions " nasihi," who used to teach the rules of the royal court mullas, whose duty was to pray five times daily, to serve as school-masters, and to read fatiha (prayers offered up in the names of saints), " nay^z" (dedication) at the commencement of the revenue collection, and also when any governor arrived there " qasbati," whose duty was to supply the officials, door-keepers, who kept watch at the civil and military, with necessaries door of the fort, and who up till date hold their ancient rent-free lands in " gharidli" (the person who attends the ghari' and village Daryabad strikes the hours), who struck the hirtal on the door of the fort the holder of this office still possesses rent-free the village Naslrpur Kirt^li, and strikes the Jcirtdl still on the door of the fort " guldagha," whose duty was to brand horses of the cavalry and the oxen of the battalions ; there were also the mace-bearers, who attended the governors. There are two tombs in this town, one of Ghalib Shahld above-mentioned, and the other of Malik Mub&ik Shahid, and a mujawir (sweeper of a mosque) has been employed since annexation to sweep off the dust and kindle the lamp on the tomb.











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reign, Mirza ShukruUa, under whose charge the mosque Badr-ud-din was repaired, served here as the faujdar of

During Akbar's of

Makhdum

Dalmau.

His stone-built tomb

still

stands in this town.

In the reign of Shah Jahan, Nawab Sherandaz Khan, the faujdar of Dalmau, founded a muhalla, Sherandazpur, called after his name. He also built an imimbara and a mosque within the precincts of the fort.

Nawab Shuja-ud-daula, the Governor of Oudh, erected a brick-built house, and laid out a garden two miles north of this town. Since annexation the house has been piiUed down, as it lay on the road then being an ancient Buddhist Stupa, is described in article Eae Bareli. Dalmau is frequently mentioned in Farishta ; after the erection of this fort it became a place of importance. Sikandar Lodi, the Emperor, was married here to the widow of Sheri, its Governor, 900 Hijri, 1491 A. D. «ee Dow's Farishta, vol. II., pp. 58, 59.
 * This fort, an imposing ruin on the summit of a lofty artificial mound, believed to be