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DAR

360

Population—Hindus

2,890,

Moslems 2,509,—total

Latitude

5,399.

26° 53' north, longitude 81° 36' east.

—Tahsil

DARYABAD

Pargana

—

Ram Sanehi

Ghat

—District

Baea

Banki. This large pargana lies between Basorhi on the south and Bado Sarai on the north it extends to the Gogra on the east, and is gradually being enlarged owing to the recession of the river towards the east. The

present course of the river is about eight miles east of the ancient bank, and the intervening ground is comparatively low. The area is 214 square mUes, of which 137 are cultivated. There are 241 villages, of which 110 belong to taluqdars and 131 to zamindars. The population is 132,746, being at the rate of 620 to the square mile 14,288 are Musalmans.

The principal landowners are the Surajbans Raja Narindr Bahadur Singh of Haraha, who has an estate of 66 villages, paying a Government revenue of Rs. 55,000, and covering an area of 29,360 acres. Rae Abhiram Bali Kayath, has an estate of 33 villages, covering an area of 13,570 acres. The estate of Qiampur, belonging to a Surajbans Chhattri

of the

An

Haraha

family,

incident in

its

is also

in this pargana.

history is thus told

by Sleeman



As we went on, I asked the Amil what had become of Ahburun Sing of Kyampore, the landholder who murdered his father to get possession ' of his estate, as mentioned in the early part of this Diary. Ahburun still in possession of his estate of Kyampore, Sing, sir, is and manages it exceedingly well.' ' I thought he had taken to the jungles with his gang, like the rest of his class, after such a crime, in order to It was his father, sir, Aman Sing, that was doing reduce you to terms.' this. He was the terror of the country ; neither road nor village was safe "

'

He murdered many

and plundered and burnt down put him down were vain. At last I came to an understanding with his eldest son, who remained at home in the management of the estate, and was on bad terms with his father. He had confidential persons always about his father for his own safety, and when he was one night off his guard, he went at the head of a small band of resolute men and seized him. He kept him in prison for six months, and told me that while so much plunder was going on around, he did not feel secure of keeping his father a single night that many of his old followers wanted him back as their leader, and would certainly rescue him if he was not disposed of; that he could not put him to death, lest he should be detested by his clan as a parricide but if I would make afeigned attack on the fort, he would kill him, and make it appear that he had lost his life in the defence of it. I moved with all the force I had against the fort, discharged many guns against the walls, made a feigned attempt at escalade and in the midst of the confusion Aman Sing was hilled. As soon as this was done, I returned with my force the son remained in possession of the estate, and all the surrounding country was delighted to hear that so atrocious a character had been got rid of.' from him.

many

villages



and

all

my

people,

efforts to







•

Rae Abhiram

Bali belongs to a family which yielded loyal service to the for several generations. Sobha Rae and Sltalparsha^ are both great names in the history of Oudh administration.

Oudh Government