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 LAK 999 It is also connected by unmetalled roads with Hargám on the west and Biswan on the south, and about 14 miles to the east the Kewani river runs down to the south, fordable in the dry weather, but navigable during the rest of the year. The name of the town is said to be derived from Lohári, a Pási, who changed the former name of Tughlaqpur to Láharpur. This was some 500 years ago The town was originally founded by Firoz Tughlaq, who reigned from 1351 to 1388 A.D., and who settled in it certain Káyaths and Musalmans, but they were expelled thirty years afterwards by the Pási abovementioned. The descendants of the latter were exterminated 400 years ago by an army of Moslems headed by Tábir Gházi, who came from Kanauj. Subsequently, in 1707 A.D., the Gaur Chhattris conquered the Moslems, since which time the town has to some extent decreased in size and importance. It is still, however, of considerable extent, and boasts of a population of 10,890 souls, almost equally divided between Hindus and Musalmans of all castes and sects. The masonry houses are 104, and under the fostering care of the British Government the number is steadily increasing, the banker caste being the principal builders. The mud houses number 1,590. The public buildings consist of the usual police post, and registry offices, with the school building where 224 scholars attend, and a saráe. Besides 13 mosques and 4 ordinary Hindu temples there are two Nápakshahi sangats, and fourlarge Dargâhs. At one of which on 13th Rabi-ul-awal, the birthday of the Prophet, there is a large concourse of the faithful . There are good daily bazars in the town, the annual value of the sales being Rs. 40,000. There is one fair held in the town in Rabi-us-Sáni, and the Muharram is celebrated with great splendour. Lábarpur is surrounded and interspersed with fine groves: the river Kewani adds to its natural attrac- tions, and the earth is fresh and green. There are no manufactures. Todar Mal, Peshkár to king Akbar's Wazír, Shah Mansur, first saw light bere, though an authority, quoted in Elphinstone's History of India, puts him down as having been a native of the Punjab. LAKHIMPUR Town- Pargana KAERI—Tahsil LAKHYMPUR-District KHERI -Is situated at a distance of about one mile to the south of the Ul river. It is the headquarters of the Kheri district, and belongs to Balbhadr Singh, taluqdar of Mahewa. There is a bazar known by the name of Thurburnganj, built in 1859-60 at the instance of Major Thurburn, late Deputy Commissioner of the district. The money applied to its con- struction was raised by subscription. There is a daily market; and also a special one which is held twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays. The annual average sale of European and native fabrics is estimated at Rs. 5,000. There is a mud-built saráe, which was built by order of the Government in 1859 A.D. Lakhimpur is picturesquely situated forty feet above the Ul, and at an elevation of 483 feet above the level of the sea. The soil is fertile, and the immediate neighbourhood is healthyFine groves crown the elevations on each side of the river. There are the usual offices for public business. A new masonry court-house has been erected. The jail is a mud-walled