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 274 RUD 27,670. Rudauli Bhilsar, Kaithi, Kheta Saráe are villages possessing more than 2,000 inbabitants . Schools have been established at nine places. The post and registry offices are at Rudauli. The police station is at Bhilsar, and there are police posts at Shah Lál and Bhalsanda. The fair at Rahimganj, which is held on the 27th Safar (February), and lasts for three days, is held in honour of one Molvi Amir Ali of Amethi, who led a crescentade against Ajodhya in 1856. He started from Amethi and passed through Daryabad, where the chakladar endeavoured to persuade him to stop. Finding his efforts of no avail, he despatched Captain Boileau of the king's army in pursuit, who overtook him at Rahimganj. Rája Sher Bahadur Singh was at the same time advancing from Kamyár to arrest the progress of the Molvi, who was caught between the two forces, defeated, and killed. His head was sent to Lucknow by Captain Boileau. His body was interred here, and since annexation the fair has been held, but it is now declining in popularity. The Zohra fair is held in honour of Zohra Bibi, the daughter of Sayyad Ráni of Rudauli, on the 1st Sunday in Jeth. Zohra is said to have been cured of blindness by Sayyad Sálár, of Bahraich, whom she afterwards married. She was buried at Bahraich, but a brick of her tomb was brought by her votaries, and a tomb erected to her at Rudauli where this fair is held. The head sweeper presents a bed as his offerings to the shrine, and the lower classes go through an imitation of the marriage ceremonies. Other fairs held in the pargana are those at Kaithi held on Púranmáshi of Pús for bathing Sangam, at Kalwa or Sárajkund held on Kartiki Púranmáshi in honour of the sun, and at Rudauli Khás on 13th, 15th Jamádi-us-sáni in honour of Abdul Haq or Shah Ahmad, a local saint. The Government revenue amounts to Rs. 1,47,908; the villages are held under the following tenures : Taluqdari ... Zanindari Bhayyachárs .. D. 86 70 40 Patlidari i .. The pargana was formed in Akbar's time, and it takes its. name from the chief town, whose foundation is ascribed to Rudr Mal Bhar. There was a fort and a tahsildari at Rudauli during the Nawabi. The only event of note was the fight which occurred in 845 A. H. between Muham- mad Saleh, the ancestor of the present taluqdars, and Hasan Raza, &c., of the Sálar Muhalla of Rudauli; the governor of the place at that time was Tátár Khan, who lived at Sarkatia near Rudauli. He was a desciple of Muhammad Saleh, took part with him, and the’r combined forces gained the victory. The tombs of those who fell still exist in the Salár Muhalla. The chief landholders are Chaudhris Ihsan Rasúl of Amirpur, Raza Husen of Narauli, Sayyad Husen of Purái, heirs of Mah rája Man Singh of Abhár, Chaudhri Mahbúb-ur-Rahmán, &c. RUDAULI - Pargana RUDAULL--Tahsil RÁM SANEHI GHAT--District BARA BANK),--This is a large Musalmantown about 37 miles east south-east