— KHA
136
year Raja Bhure Khan, in punishment for his ill-treatment of his tenantry, was transported beyond seas by the king and the resident, and his estate was made over to Babu Jamshed Ali Khan, son of Azam Ali Khan, and since then Raja Ali Bakhsh Khan only has borne the title of raja., the heads of the other three branches being known as babns.
The
estates they held
were as follows
Kaja Ali Bakhsh Khan Babu Muhammad Husen Gulzar Khao Madar Bakhsh „ „
Jamshed Ali
... ... ...
...
Mahnna. Kachhiaon. Ulha Rasulpur. DeogSon.
After the mutiny Babu Madar Bakhsh and Babu Gulzar Khan failed to put in an appearance before the Government officers, and their estates were in consequence confiscated and conferred on loyal grantees. Babu Xzam Ali Khan still holds the Deogdon estate, consisting of ten villages. Maharaja Man Sii;gh, Sangaldipi Brahman, acquired five villages in the pargana between 1235 and 1260 Fasli ; Chaudhri GhuUm Farid has obtained several villages fron> the zamindars by purchase, mortgage, and
other means.
Musalmans.
—Muhammadans have only recently possessed any property
in land in this pargana. Zaman, superintendent of
In the reign of Asif-ud-daula, Shah Ahmad Makhdiim Shah Abdul Haq's dargah, received
half the village of Saidkhanpur or Saidkha as a revenue-free grant for the The descendants of the defrayal of expenses connected with the dargah. grantee still hold, and the grant has been confirmed to them in perpetuity by Government. They also hold Zafarnagar, which they acquired by purchase from the Kayath proprietors.
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Two fairs annually are held at Sirseth in honour of Astik Rikhj commemoration of the Rikh having saved a snake from the hands of Raja J&,imijai. One is held in Sawan (7th to 9th of the month), the other in Bhadon, for one day. In the latter 2,000 or 3,000 people congregate. Fairs.
in
—
Bdwan fair. On the north of this village there is a jhil and a mound. About 15 years ago Pandit Indra Datt, parohit (family priest) of the old zamindars, and an astrological and vedic scholar, pointed out that, according to the Ajodhya Mahatam, the village contained the cell, shiwala, and thakurdwara of Bandeo Rikh, and on excavation being made, traces of the two latter were discovered, with figures of Thdkur, Mahadeo, and Ganesh; and since then a religious fair has been held on the day of Rikh Eanchmi, About 4,000 people assemble. in the year in which a mouth is intercalated. The fair lasts aU day.
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Deogdon. In early days this spot was all jungle, inhabited by a recluse, Niddhi Chand, a Nanak Shahi faqir. He was subsequently joined by one Sundar Shah, a Majzub,* who having wandered there by chance took up After his death a dargah was established, and his abode permanently. A fair is held here from the rent-free land was given for its maintenance. 7th to the 11th of the month of Pus which is attended by about 10,000 people.
A little trade is
done, chiefly in metal vessels;
^ " Majzub,
" R crazy
religious mendicant.
