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strengthened the fort, and held the chakk at annexation. His n^ib was Pandit Kidar Nath, Kashmiri, who bridged the Bhamsta (Sai.) It was the Molvi Earid-ud-dm above-mentioned who when the head of the notorious rebel, murderer, and cattle-lifter Bhagwant Singh of Atwa Piparia had been sent- him by Pancham Singh of Ahrori in June 1841, sent it to Lucknow with a report that he had at the peril of his life and after immenee toil hunted down and destroyed this formidable rebel. His Majesty as a reward for his valuable services conferred upon Farid-ud-dm a title and a first-rate dress of honour. (Sleeman's Tour IT. 18.)
Th« Nazrm seems sometimes to have made Taadiaon his head-quarters, sometimes Khairabad. General Sleeman describes the increasing disorders of this part of the district under tke contract (ij^ra) system. Jfrom " Tundeeawun was his camp at Tandiaon he wrote, 22nd January 1849. once a populous place but has been falling off for many years as the disorders in the district have increased. The Nazim resides here. The last Nazim Hoseyn Allee, who was removed to Khairabad at the end of last year,, is said to have given an increase of nankar to the refractory lajidholders of this district during that year to the extent of forty thousand rupees a year, to induce them to pay the Government demand and By this means he secured a good reputation at desist from plunder. court, and the charge of a m.ore profitable and less troublesome district, and left the difiicult task of resuming this lavish increase of the nankar to his successor Seo Nath, the son of DUla Ram who held the contract of the district for some twenty years up to the time of his death which took place last year. " Seo ISTath
is
a highly respectable and nmiable man, but he
very
is
delicate in health and, in consequence, deficient in the vigour and energy required to manage so turbulent a district. He has, however, a Deputy
in Kiddar Nath, a relative, who has all the ability, vigour and energy required, if well supported and encouraged by the Oude Durbar. He was Deputy under Dilla Earn for many years, and the same under Hoseyn AUee He is a man of great intelligence and experience, and on« of last year. the best officers of the Oude Government that I have yet seen." (Sleeman's
Tour "
II. 22.)
The head-men of some villages along the road mentioned that the their being strong, and able state in when we saw them was owing to
fine disposed, as they generally to resist the Government authorities which landholders owed their the that them; rack-rent were to oppress or to turn out and afford aid to bound were all for union, their to strength signal of distress; that this their neighbour on hearing the concerted all oyer the Bangur district, extended defensive, and league, offensive between this and our last stage into which we entered about midway see how much better it was peopled and cultivated in
and that we should eonsequence than the
district Mahomdee to which we were going; that anything ^mder th« Oude Government and keep the strong only could union all landholders were solemnly without strong be not could as they when oppressed or attacked by death, the to other pkdaed to aid each 11.) H. Tour (Sleeman's the kcal officers."
