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Ajodhya. Fyzabad proper lies to the east. Up to the reign of NaWab Manstir Ali Khan, which commenced in 1732, the land on which this town stands was a jungle of keora, a sweet-scented plant.

In this jungle, on the high bank of the Sarju, the nawab built himself a shooting-box, which is still standing among the out-buildings of the opium agency. Mansur Ali Khan spent a portion of his time here but Shujaud-daula fixed the capital permanently at Fyzabad, giving the place that name on account of his conquest of the Antarbed. He abandoned Lucknow about 1760 but under Asif-ud-daula, about the year 1780, the seat of government was finally removed to Lucknow.



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decay since the death, in 1816, of the celebrated held it rent-free since 1798. It contains forty-nine mahallas, and is founded on the lands of nine villages but the " safil," more correctly "fasil" or fortification, thrown up by Shuj a-ud-daula after his defeat at Buxar, while under the dread of an attack by the British, embraces nineteen villages. city has fallen into

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The population of Fyzabad is 36,550, of whom 21,930 are Hindus, and 14,620 Muhammadans. Of the Hindus, 3,655 follow the cult of Vishnu, 14,620 that of Shiva, and 3,655 are Nanak Shihi. Of the Muhammadans, 9,868 are Shias, and 4,752 are Sunnis, but some of the above figures, although authoritative, are apparently estimates based on ratios, not on actual enumeration.

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than 1,776 of the 8,077 buildings are masonry. There are 36 temples, of which 25 are in honour of Shiva and 10 of Vishnu, the other being a Nanak Shahi sangat. There are 114 Muhammadan mosques, and one imambara. There is one English school, and four vernacular less

Hindu

schools.

The bazars are numerous ; trade is very active the Nagpanchmi fair is attended by about 4,000 people, and the great Ramnaumi fair, held every year, attracts as many as 300,000, the Dasahra about 30,000, and the Chharian, in May, about 10,000 people. The annual sales within the municipal limits amount to Rs. 14,87,803. There are three native establishments for the manufacture of paper.

The following statement of the sales annually effected gives a good idea of the trade of an Indian town : Statement of market sales in Fyzabad. No-

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2,14,343 1 3,62,167 2 3,68,546 13 26,672 3 68,708 14 1,11,947 1