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is approached from the west through a tract of scrub jungle, a belt of which runs through this part of the district. The place has always been the headquarters of the Ikauna rdjas, whose ancestor Bari^r S^h, Janw^r, a ris^ldar in the service of Firoz Tughlaq in 1374 A.D., was one of the first pioneers of the Rajput colonization of Oudh. It was one of his descendants, Rd,m Sd,h, who built the angleless fort, which still exists, and which, according to the country folk, gave to the place the name of Ikauna (Akona). A much more likely and far more interesting derivation, however, is to be found in Arkhavana, the name of a place mentioned by Hwen Thsang as being situated slightly to the west of Sahet Mahet. Formerly the place was called Kh^npur Mah£da, after one Kh^nu, a Bhar, who, about 600 years ago, is said to have founded the village. The estate of Ikauna was confiscated in 1858 A.D. for the rebellion of its owner, and conferred partly on the rdja of Balrdmpur and partly on the r^ja of Kapurthala. The population consists of 1,852 inhabitants, of whom 350 are Musalmans. There are 443 houses, of which ten only are of brick. Two Hindu temples, three mosques, a school, and police station are the only quasipublic buildings. The English town school is supported partly by the Government and partly by the r^ja of Kapurthala. It has three masters with 50 boys. The police force consists of 12 constables with three officers. The r^ja of Kapiirthala has a tahsil in the fort. There is no trade of any importance beyond grain, which in times of dearth comes from the Nanpara direction and passes eastward towards BaMmpur. There are second class district roads hence to Bhinga and Pid.gpur. About five miles

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distant lies the city of Sahet Mahet.

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IKHTIYXRPXJE. Town Pargana Rae Bareli This large town lies close trict Rae Bareli.

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— Tahsil Rae Bareli—Disto

Rae

Bareli, in latitude

26° 14' north, and longitude 81° 17' east. It was founded by Nawab Jahan Khan, Subahdar, who called the town, which he surrounded by a wall, Jah^nabad, and the cultivated land Ikhtiydrpur. By boundary arrangements Jah^nabad has been now included in Ikhtiylrpur. Formerly for this latter village there was no cultivated land Ikhtiyarpur has, independently of Rae Bareli, a population of over 5,000 souls,— Hindus 2,653 and Musalmans 2,349. There are 518 houses, masonry 82 and mud-built 496.

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A palace, called the Rangmahal, and a mausoleum are the only noteworthy After the re-occupation of the province, Ganga Sahae built a masonry ganj and named it Capperganj, after the name of the deputy comRaja Digbijai Singh, taluqdar of Murarmau, built missioner, Mr. Capper. a masonry sarae, which is named after him " Sarae Digbijai Singh." Jahanabad is famous for garha cloth and bara (a kind of sweetmeat) the latter buildings.



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a speciality of the place.

INHAUNA Pargana— Tahsil Digbijaiganj—District Rae

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Bareli. This pargana is bounded on the north by parganas Haidargarh and Subeha of the Bara Banki district; on the east by Jagdispur of Sultanpur; on the west by Bachhraw^n; and on the south by Simrauta and Mohanganj of Rae Bareli. Its area is 100 square miles, and its population 67,519, being at the rate of 575 per square mile.