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 480 MAN End of the Rajput rebellion.--Suddenly news arrived of the final over- throw of the Mahrattas, and, in consequence Gopal and Kishná Nand were obliged to effect a basty retreat. They were hotly pursued by Rae Súrat Singh and Rája Beni Bahadur, two of Shujá-ud-daula's officers, and by Najaf Khan and Ismáil Beg, and were finally driven out of the sarkárs of Karra and Kora, which thereupon came into the possession of the viceroy of Oudh. The Rája of Tiloi, Balbhaddar Singh, was driven into exile across the Gogra, and we have no further account of him. Raja Hindúpat of Partabgarh also became a fugitive, and, it is asserted, subsequently embraced the Musalman religion. He was brother to Pir- thipat, who was murdered at Gutni in 1164 Hijri, and this period under Hindupat supplies another link in the history of the Partabgarh family. Hindupat probably succeeded his nephew Duniápat, who was killed at Badwal in pargaba Sikandra in 1165-66 Hijri, and it is clear that he was sufficiently powerful to unite in the Rajput combination against the Government officials, and that he was in possession of the estate for another eight or nine yearsi. e., till 1174 Hijri , when he was driven into exile by Shujá-ud-daula's lieutenant. Ráe Kusal Singh, Taluqdar of Rámpur, alone of all the insurgent chiefs succeeded in making his peace with the Government. Sarkar Mánikpur included in Oudh... In 1175 Hijri (A.D. 1762), Shujá-ud-daula included the sarkár of Mánikpur within his dominions in Oudh, and since that time the component muháls have formed a part of this province. Karámat Khan of Gutni.—In the year 1176 Hijri (A.D. 1763), when Shah Alam having succeeded to the sovereignty of Delhi, cage to Allahabad on his return from his fruitless expedition to Bengal, and had conferred on Shujá-ud-daula the post of wazir. All the Hindu chieftains, with the exception of the Rájas of Aorchha, Datia, Jhansi, Chhatar- pur, Panna, and Ajegarh tendered their submission, and sent handsome presents The absence in darbár of the representatives of the chief- tains abovementioned was too conspicuous to be passed over without notice. Accordingly the emperor with his wazir sallied forth to chastise them. On this occasion he was materially assisted by one Karámat Khan, son-in-law of Sherzamán Khan, risáldár and resident of Gutni. This man was, it is said, so powerful that he could separate two fighting ele- phants, and he was very handsome withal. Possessed of such attractions, it is not difficult to understand that he commanded a large body of fol. lowers. These he placed at the disposal of his sovereign, and led them in person. In the engagement with the forces of Hindupat of Panna which ensued, our hero, after displaying prodigies of valour, unfortunately lost his life. His name is still remembered and proudly spoken of in Gutni and its neighbourhood. Gardezi settlements. --At this time the Gardezis, although their fortunes had much decayed, were still in possession of more than 300 villages. The chief settlement was as heretofore in Manikpur, but they had also established colonies in Mustafabad, Bázid pur, Rasulpur, and Uncha- gáon.