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 36 PAC two sons, Rudr Sáh and Mehndi Sáh. The former established the Burú estate of 27 villages, the latter the Mehdona estate of a similar number of villages. These properties are now included in the estate of Mahárája Sir Máy Singh, and in six of these villages only have the Bais anything resembling a subproprietary position, in some of the others they stili cultivate the soil. The Bais of Uchhápali.—About 300 or 400 years ago, Newád Sáb, of this tribe, the ancestor of Isri Singh and others, still living, came from Baiswara, and succeeded the Bhars in the management of this estate, which he then increased to 20 mauzas (villages). Newád Sáh in his lifetime made over eight of these villages to his priest, a Tiwári Brahman. The offspring of Newád Sáh are still in subordinate possession of the remaining 12 villages. The Bais of Rámpur, Bhagan--Tikri, &c., Moti Ráe, and Chhote Rae, two brothers of this tribe, the ancestors of Jaskaran Singh, Binda Singh, Saromán Singh, &c., who are still living, came from Baiswara with a far- múr for 104 villages, and the office of chaudhri, from Jahángír Shab, and fought the Bhars, replacing them in the possession of mauza Nitwári, Chhatarpur, and 51 other villages of tappa Parsúmi, and 52 villages of tappa Pindú, including Rámpur Bhagan. The office of Chaudhri of tappa Rahet was also held by the family in the person of the direct ancestor of Jaskaran Singh, but this office they had lost long before annexation, This family still holds most of the ancestral property in direct engage- ment with the State, and it is now represented by 41; demarcated yil- lages. Five other villages had, however, passed into taluqas before annex- ation, The Bais of Gandor.–One Chhatai Singh, of this tribe, the ancestor of Dunia Singh and Daljit Singh, now living, came trom Báiswára 300 years ago, and took service with some Bhar chief. Having afterwards invited his master to partake of his hospitality, he put hiin to death, and took possession of his estate. Chhatai Singh had three sons, Chandi Ráe who succeeded to Gandor, and whose descendants in the present gene- ration still hold the parent village in their proprietary possession. They have been named above. Kalián Ráe, who founded Kalián Bahadarsa, Pargana Haweli Oudh, and Barsingh Ráe, who founded mauza Barsingh in the same pargana. From the above details it will be seen that there are no less than five families of Bais alleging a separate and distinct advent and origin in this pargana. There are four similar families in the neighbouring pargana of Mangalsi, and one in Haweli Oudh. I request attention to my note on the Bais of Mangalsi, for the observations there recorded apply equally here. All these Bais are looked down upon and disowned by the filok- chapdi Bais, and I have no doubt that their ancestors were persons of low origin, who have been admitted within the last few centuries only to a place amongst the Rajput tribes. Two taluqas have their centres in this pargana, Khajuráhat and Meh- dond. Of these I now proceed to give some details.