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 144 PAR “ The Estate of Bahlolpur.—Duniápat left no issue, but he had two ille- gitimate brothers, Bahídur Singh and Mohkam Singh. His widow, Kusal Kunwar, survived him. Bahadur Singh ingratiated himself with the aázim and got something allowed for his maintenance. In 1205 fasli, he got the village of Bahlolpur, and, having a nucleus, he aggregated other vil- lages. He had no issue, and covenanted with Kusal Kunwar that she should adopt some suitable person. Shiuratan Singh of Karoin and Tarwal was selected, and Bahadur Singh wrote a deed of agreement to bequeath the estate to Shiuratan. Shortly after Bahadur Singh fell ill, and while he was in a state of collapse, his wife, Ságund Kunwar, adopted her sister's son, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, of the Saráe Anádeo family, descended from Morai Singh ; Bahadur Singh disap- proved of his wife's act. Kusal Kunwar adopted Shiuratan in all due form and got him acknowledged a rája, and a cash allowance sanctioned for his maintenance; nevertheless Shamsher Bahadur succeeded to Bahá- dur Singh's estate. Dhír Singh, son of Shiuratan Singh, got the cash allowance of his father converted into a grant of twenty villages, now known as the Núrpur ilága. These are settled with his grandson, Chit- pál Singh, in whom the British Government has admitted the right to assume the hereditary title of rája. “The Sawdansa estate.---To complete the annals of the Partabgarh, or rather of the Bahlolpur family, as it had now become, it may be as well to relate that Pirthipat had a younger brother, Hindúpat, who after Dunia- pat's death became a convert to Muhammadanism, and took the name of Sarfaraz Ali Khan. Before this he had begotten an illegitimate son, Udit Siugh, who was father of Bhairon Bakhsh and Sítal, and they are still to be found in the Sawansa estate, in the Patti tahsil. This estate, which had been acquired by the Partabgarh family from the Dalíppur family by marriage, was conferred by the authorities on Hindúpat as the reward of his apostacy from the Hindu faith. " Revenue of pargana Partabgarl.-In 1262 fasli, or just before annexation, the pargana of Partabgarh included 983 villages, eight chake, and two 'mazras' (hamlets), and 1,263 bighas, which were not included in any village on the rent-roll. I have not been able to find out the revenue demand of this pargana in the day of Todar Mal, but report fixes the amount at one lac of rupees. It was formerly included in the Allahabad Subah, but when that province passed into British hands in 1800, Partab- garh became a part of Oudh as chakla Partahgarh, and was subsequently included in the nizámat of Sultanpur. It was heavily assessed in the following years - the D. 1210 fasti 9,66,436 OD 2,77,000 0 0 8,16,426 0 0 2,77,085 0 0 3,05,772 00 1847 2,11,955 0 0 It is now assessed at 2,64,457 6 0 At annexation it was 1,72,944 6 Rs. 1296 1228 1240 1252 1255 92 » » 1793 A.D. 1818 19 1820 13 1832 37 1844 32 30 assessed at 1