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 property left by his father. At that time Jehangir was on the throne of Delhi. It does not appear that Jayananda had received any marks of favour from that Emperor, but there is direct evidence to show that he received some very high favours from his son and successor. Indeed in the very year in which Shah Jehan ascended the throne, honours and decorations flowed in as it were, upon the Zamindars of Patuli. The Emperor graced him with the title of Mazumdar and granted him the Zamindari right of Pargana Kot Ectiarpur as jaigir, while the Governor of Bengal, Kasim Khan Juwaini, following the example of his Imperial master, appointed him Canongoe or registrar of fiscal division. It is not clear whether Jayananda was made Sadar Canongoe, chief registrar at the seat of Government, or Pargana Canongoe, that is, registrar of fiscal division only. The probability, however, is that he was made the former, as the office of a common Canongoe was naturally inconsistent with the position of a Zumindar. Jayananda was a contemporary of Bhabananda, the reputed founder of the Nadia