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HAI-HAJ about 35,000 maunds; it is purchased on the spot by dealers at the rate of from Rs. 3-8-0 to Rs. 4-8-0 per maund. There are two Hindu temples in honour of Shiva, and one Muhamma- dan tomb, that of Shah Hamid Abdál. There are two saráes, one in Haidargarh Khás, and the other on the road leading to Kithu and Sultan- pur, in the village Allahdádpur. In this village is also a bridge over the Loni, constructed in the time of Amjad Ali Shah, at a cost of Rs. 15,000, by Rája Jwála Parshád, a Káyath noble of Lucknow, and a member of the king's council. HAIDARGARH Town--Pargana HAIDARGARH—Tahsil HAIDARGARH District BARA BANKI.---This town lies 25 miles east of Nawabganj, Bara Banki. It was founded in 1194 Fasli by Amír-ud-daula Haidar Beg Khan, the then chakladar, afterwards prime minister of Nawab Asif-ud-daula, who made it the headquarters of pargana. now the soat of th tahsil, but is a place of no great importance. A bazar is held for supply of necessary articles. The pargana has been long known as a seat of the Amethia Rajputs, and particularly in connexion with Saliajrám Bakhsh of Pukhra Ansári, who used to resist the chakladars of the nawabi, and was a terror to the country round. HAJIPUR Town--Pargana MANGALSI-Tahsil FYZABAD-District FYZA- BAD.—The foundation of this town is lost in obscurity; it is situated on the metalled road from Fyzabad to Lucknow, 18 miles from the former station. The population consists of 3,083 Hindus and 89 Musalmans. A fight occurred here between the Chauhan zamindars, in which some lives were lost. The river Gogra runs two miles to the north.