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who ascended the throne in this town brother Husen Shah. It is known as
in 1440 A.D.,
and was
killed
by
his
the Maqbara-e-Shah-e-Sharqi.
In 820 Hijri Sultan Ibrahim Shah built a number of forts in this proviace in one day, viz., in Bh4wan, Bareli, Thulendi, &c. also he repaired the Bhar fort in this town, which had fallen in some measure into decay during the Bhar war. This fort* fell into ruin since annexation, but the twelve-doored house, which was the police station, and the gate with its high walls, still stand. In addition to the ordinary office-holders, as chaudhris, qanungos, qazis, muftis, police officers, city magistrate, and munsifs, there were appointed here some other office-holders who are rarely found
except in royal forts ; for instance, mutawalli (superintendent), who had the charge of " aimma," i. e., mu4fis, as the qaniingos were in charge of khalsa; " muhtasib" (censor), who checked practices contrary to the (preacher), who read the " khutba" /sermon religious law ; " khdtib' or oration delivered after prayer on Friday or on the day of " Id") and certified to the genuineness of deeds of sale astrologers' who used to find out auspicious dates for the public " ahdis," who belonged to the army staff during the reigns of the former kings, and were sent on military expeditions " nasihi," who used to teach the rules of the royal court mullas, whose duty was to pray five times daily, to serve as school-masters, and to read fatiha (prayers offered up in the names of saints), " nay^z" (dedication) at the commencement of the revenue collection, and also when any governor arrived there " qasbati," whose duty was to supply the officials, door-keepers, who kept watch at the civil and military, with necessaries door of the fort, and who up till date hold their ancient rent-free lands in " gharidli" (the person who attends the ghari' and village Daryabad strikes the hours), who struck the hirtal on the door of the fort the holder of this office still possesses rent-free the village Naslrpur Kirt^li, and strikes the Jcirtdl still on the door of the fort " guldagha," whose duty was to brand horses of the cavalry and the oxen of the battalions ; there were also the mace-bearers, who attended the governors. There are two tombs in this town, one of Ghalib Shahld above-mentioned, and the other of Malik Mub&ik Shahid, and a mujawir (sweeper of a mosque) has been employed since annexation to sweep off the dust and kindle the lamp on the tomb.
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reign, Mirza ShukruUa, under whose charge the mosque Badr-ud-din was repaired, served here as the faujdar of
During Akbar's of
Makhdum
Dalmau.
His stone-built tomb
still
stands in this town.
In the reign of Shah Jahan, Nawab Sherandaz Khan, the faujdar of Dalmau, founded a muhalla, Sherandazpur, called after his name. He also built an imimbara and a mosque within the precincts of the fort.
Nawab Shuja-ud-daula, the Governor of Oudh, erected a brick-built house, and laid out a garden two miles north of this town. Since annexation the house has been piiUed down, as it lay on the road then being
- This fort, an imposing ruin on the summit of a lofty artificial mound, believed to be
an ancient Buddhist Stupa, is described in article Eae Bareli. Dalmau is frequently mentioned in Farishta ; after the erection of this fort it became a place of importance. Sikandar Lodi, the Emperor, was married here to the widow of Sheri, its Governor, 900 Hijri, 1491 A. D. «ee Dow's Farishta, vol. II., pp. 58, 59.
