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 276 KHI KUR remained to attend on his father when the rája fell ill and discovered the symptoms of death approaching. He called for his elder son, but finding hini absent, and impatient to make a settlement of his territory on bis sons during his own lifetime, he chose his younger son to be his successor, and gave his elder and absent son the titlc of rána. He bestowed on Prithi Chand the estate of Murárman and on Harhar Deo the capital of Sátanpur and the neighbouring territory. Subsequently, owing to anarchy and con- stant wars with the Muhamınadan sovereigns and governors, the country was gradually devastated, and the town of Sátanpur deserted by its inhabitants, and many old remains of grandeur disappeared in the lapse of time by dilapidation and the effect of constant warfare. The younger son, Prithi Chand, thus became the rája, and though Harhar Deo returned from the pilgrimage before the rája had breathed his last, yet the latter did not think it advisable to disturb his previous arrangement. Thus the elder branch began to be styled rána though in possession of tlie capital, and recognized to be the successor of Rája Tilok Chand, and the younger branch was styled rája, KEYRON--Pargana KHTRON--Tahsil LALGANJ—District RAE BARELI- This town is situated on the road from Rae Bareli to Cawnpore. The ground is level; to the east there is a large tank, which with the groves forms a pleas- ing landscape. The place is noted as having been the residence of Ráe Sahib Ráe, Káyath, a chakladar of the king's reign. It is still the residence of a taluqdar. There are some notable old families of the Káyath gánúngos. There are 682 Sunni Musalmans; the rest of the population of 3,480 are Hindus. The Brabmans and Baniáns are generally the followers of Vishnu, Chhattris and Káyaths of Shiva. There is a vernacular school in which 75 pupils are taught, and a weekly market, where the average sales arc Rs. 180. For history of the place, see pargana article, KISHNI–Pargana JAGDISPUR-Tahsil MUSÁFIRKHANA-District SULTAN- PUR.--Kishni is situated on the right bank of the river Gumti and occupies a high plateau, surrounded by ravines, which open on the river about 46 miles north-west of Sultanpur. It was founded about fourhundred yearsago by Rája Kishan Chand, ancestor of the Mandarik Chh ris, whose capital it remained until they lost their independence. Until 1750 it was the head. quarters of the old Kisbni pargana. It contains 532 houses, of which three only are of masonry, with a population of 2,297. The only building worthy of notice is a mosque built by Qázi Abd-us-Sattár, in the reign of Alamgir. Latitude 26°35' ; longitude 81°41' KORÁRI KALAN—Pargana ASIWAK RASÚLABAD-Tahsil MOHÁN- District UNAO. I$ 16 miles south-west of Mohán, and 10 north-west of Unao. Rasúlabad lies 4 miles south-west from it. A small stream called the Motái flows east of this place. It was peopled originally by one Kunwar of the Bhar tribe about 1100 years ago. About six hundred years after that it passed into the posses- sion of Ishwari Singh and Bisrám Singh, Chaulián Thákurs of Mainpuri, who exterminated the Bhars, and whosc descendants still possess it.