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 12 NAW Chapar Kurmi PO Teli Gararia 1,687 1,292 1.284 1,194 1,106 1,078 1,014 1,019 Chái so with 15 I. Anbhola > ODO 110 11 31 20 20 . 110 25 73 •1 2 Pási Káyath Náo (Hindu) The traffic is carried on via the metalled road from Gonda to Fyzabad which crosses the Gogra at Míran Ghát just above Fyzabad city. A bridge of boats is kept during a great part of the year, but is removed during the rains, and communication is kept up by ferries. It is but seldom, and that only during the rainy season, that boats are seen in the Tirhi. The town of Nawabganj has a considerable grain mart; in it are the post and registry offices; schools have been established at the following places :- Tulsipur 53 pupils. 48 Bisnoharpur 82 Kalyanpur 57 Hemale school at Kalyánpur Another female school Hargobindpur female school Town school, Nawabganj Rimanpur History. This pargana was formerly known as Raj Rámgarh Gauri, and was in the possession of a chief of the Saráwak or Jain religion. These sectaries worshipped the sun, and also a god named Sobh Náth. Their dominions extended to the bills on the north, to the south the Gogra was the boundary, and on the east were the mountains of Butwal. When Suhel Deo came to the throne, Sayyad Masaud led bis crescen- tade to Oudh, and having fought with him was killed at Bahraich. Rája Subel Deo met his destruction by his fort having been turned topsy-turvy, and the whole of bis family crushed to death. His kingdom remained for some time without a lord, till in 1141 A.D. the Muhammadans con- quered India, and the Emperor of Delhi bestowed this ráj upon Ugarsen Dom as jágír . He built several forts in these parts, and fixed his abode near Gorakhpur on the bank of the Rápti. That place is still called Domangarh. In 1376 A.D., the Dom Rája became very powerful, he demanded the hand of a Brahman girl of mauza Karghand, pargana Amo- dha, district Basti, and on his request being refused confined the family to their house. The girl then on the pretence of a pilgrimage to Ajodhya, went to Ráe Jagat Singh, Káyath, subahdar of Sultanpur, and implored his aid. The subahdar, on the day the marriage was to take place, crossed the Gogra, reached the place with a large force, and cut down all the rája's family and retainers. The Pánde, father of the girl, then came out rejoicing, and in gratitude for his having saved the Brahman religion, he took off his sacred cord, and threw it on the neck of the valiant subabdar. His descendants are all invested with the sacred cord, and, though Káyaths, are known by the surname of Pande. These Kayaths abstain from all alcoholic drinks. The subahdar after this adventure reported the matter to the Delhi Dar- bár, and in consequence was granted the ráj of Amodha, and of all this