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 MAN 483 2. The “Tazkirat-ul-aulia" recites that at a very ancient time there were two brothers, Mánik Ráj, and Súraj Ráj,. Súraj Ráj caught hold of a pious woman with an evil intention, and so his hand withered (" khushk ho gaya"). He resorted to medical aid but in vain. They then applied to a saintly darvesh, who directed them to go to a place near the bank of the Ganges (where Karra now stands), where they would find a stone, and the guilty man would have his hand restored by touching the marvellous stone. Both the brothers advanced to the spot, and found the direction true. Suraj Ráj touched the stone and his hand was restored. Suraj Ráj then constructed a fort at the spot, and founded a city there calling it Karra, originating the name from " kar," in Sanskrit meaning hand. The stone still preserved in the fort is styled "Qadam-i-Adam" (or the foot- print of Adam), and is an object of devotion. Mánik Ráj then founded another town on the opposite bank of the river calling it after himself. 3. To attribute the foundation of Mánikpur to Rája Mánik Chand Gharvár is quite a mistake, for underneath the bottom of the fort of Má- nikpur the remnants of the decayed masonry houses are visible, and attest to the town having been founded at a much anterior date than that of Mánik Chand. 4. A fourth story is that Rája Bál Deo, of Kanauj, had three sons-Rám Deo, Dál Deo, and Man Deo. Rám Deo succeeeded him at Kanauj, Dál Deo inherited the Rae Bareli éstate, and Mán Deo, an iláqa named by him Mánpur. Rája Mánik Oland on coming to the throne changed Mánpur to Mánikpur. MANJHGAON*--Pargana SANDILA-Tahsil SANDILA.—District HAR- DOLPopulation, 1,238.- A Bais village of 246 mud houses, fourteen miles north-east from Sandíla. This was the ancestral home and fort of the Bais taluqdars of Mánjhgaon, who resided here for centuries until, five generations ago, they killed Fateh Singh, the Bais Raja of Bhárawan, and removed thither. Thákur Bariár Singh and Koli Singh, the uncle and cousin of Raja Randhír Singh of Bharawan, live at Mánjhgaon. MANJHIA*- Pargana GOPAMAU—Tahsil HARDOI—District HARDOI. A prosperons little country-town of 749 mud houses, four miles to the south- east of Piháni on the road to Gopamau. Market days are Tuesdays and Saturdays. A mud school-house was built in 1865. Octroi is levied for the support of a small body of town police. Manjhia is mainly inhabited by Chamárs, but belongs to the Chauháns. The Chauháns acquired it about 1619 A.D. by gift to their ancestor Rúp Sáh of Mainpuri, who entered the service of Nawab Mehndi Quli Klan of Piháni, and received from bim this village in recognition of his services. In 1777 A.D., Man- jhia was attacked and laid waste by Raja Sital Parshád, the názim of Khairabad, of evil memory. It lay desolated and deserted for six years. In 1784 A.D., Mansa Rám, Chakladar of Gopamau, restored the Chau- hans.
 * By Mr. A. H. Harington, C.S., Assistant Commissioner,