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 RAM 263 the chakladar oppressed her sons, and for the three years preceding annexation they were quite unable to do anything for the property, which accordingly was found in a very poor condition in 1856. "The taluqdars behaved loyally in the mutiny, for which good conduct they received a reward. The physical features of the pargana resemble those of its neighbour Sitapur. A dead level, well wooded and producing good crops. There are no mines, quarries, or manufactures beyond the ordinary coarse country cloth, which is made in every chief town of a pargana. The only mela celebrated is that described in town Rámkot. The rents are entirely paid in kind, the exceptions being the rent of the lands which produce tobacco, sugar, &c. Water is found at a maximum depth of 26 feet from the surface of the earth. RÁMKOT*_Pargana RÁMKOT--Tahsil SITAPUR--District SITAPUR.- Rámkot is seven miles south-west of Sitapur, the high road from which place to Hardoi passes through it. It is said to have been founded by the great Rám Chandar during his pilgrimage, and to have derived its name, castle of Rám," from him. The present town is a poor place, consisting entirely of mud-built houses. The census of 1869 puts the number of inhabitants down at 1,977. Its present owners are Chhattris of the clan Janwar, whose ancestors acquired it vi et armis in the civil wars of 1707 A.D., the former proprietors, who were Kachueras, having been expelled "The by them. The town as it at present exists, though entirely mud-built, is erected on an ancient díh (mound), the remains of a former town in which the houses were mostlyof burnt bricks. The only notable structure in the place is a very handsome masonry taak with a Shiwala, &c., built 70 years ago by Hardeo Bakhsh, father of the present taluqdar, which is not only deemed holy by the Hindus of the locality, but is also a place of favourite resort of the Europeans of Sitapur. The only public building in the town is the school attended by 55 scholars. There is a bazar held twice a week, and at the Diwali festival a mela or fair, of no great magnitude, takes place at the tanks abovementioned. Besides the road to Sitapur, Rámkot is connected by good unmetalled roads with Hardoi through Qutubnagar, and with Misrikh and Nímkhár. The annual value of the bazar sales is Rs. 14,400. There are no manufactures of any kind. The camping ground is good; and in the neigh- bourhood of the place are several avenues of trees planted by the same Hardeo Bakhsh who built the tank and temple above described. RÁMNAGAR Pargana--Tahsil FATEHPUR— District BARA BANKI.—This pargana is bounded on the north by the Chauka, on the east by_pargana Bado Sarai, on the south by the Kalyáni, and on the west by Fatehpur. Its area is 112 square miles or 71,716 acres, of which 50,732 are cultivated. The irrigated land amounts to 11,080 acres, and the unirrigated to 39,652. • By Mr. M. L. Ferrar, C.S., Assistant Commissioner,