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KUR 289 the estate in the following year (1851 A.D). Kurauna itself contains 1,125 inhabitants, but has no remains of antiquity to show. Indeed, the tank of Kárjúra above mentioned is the only thing extant which goes to prove the ancient existence of any human beings in the pargana. KURHA KESHUPUR OR DARSHANNAGAR-Pargana HAWELI, OUDH -Tahsil FYZABAD-- District FYZABAD.—This place was founded by one Kodmal Chhattri; it lies on the road from Fyzabad to Akbarpur, and the railway passes through it. It is four miles from Fyzabad. The popu- lation consists of 2,372 Hindus, and 358 Musalmans, of whom 180 are Shias. It is a place of sun worship, there being a tank and temple sacred to that luminary. There are also one temple to Mahadeo and one to Debi. A mosque and a vernacular school also exist. It is called Darshannagar, because re-settled by Darshan Singh, the father of Maháraja Man Singh. KURSAT_Pargana SAFIPUR—Taksit SAFIPUR—District UNAO-Is ten miles north of Safipur and twenty-eight miles north-west of Unao. The Sai waters it, running one mile to the north. The town of Asíwan is distant about four miles towards the south-east. The exact date of its foundation is unknown, but it is certain it was founded by Quds-ud-dín, the great ancestor of the present zamindar Karim Bakhsh. Being founded by Quds-ud-din, it was originaily called Qudsat pow changed to Kursat. Formerly there stood a village here called Khajuriya in the possession of a tribe called the Shahíds, who were a very turbulent race, and addicted to pillage and robbery. Quds-ud-din was sent here as subahdar to suppress and disperse them by Bábar, king of Delhi, the grandfather of the great Akbar. The town was laid siege to, reduced, and the country all laid waste. The subahdar then reclaimed the village, calling it Kursat after his own naine. Daud Khan and Said. ulla Khan, Afgháns, and some other Shekh Musalmans, who had accompa- nied the arıny and had assisted in the expulsion of the abovementioned tribe, divided the conquered land with Quds-ud-din ; half fell to the share of the general and the other half was equally divided between the Shekhs and Afgbáns, who each bad one-fourth of the whole land. This division has been much disputed ever since. The descendants of the conquerors still hold their shares. The soil mostly consists of loam and clay, and a small proportion of sand. The scenery is pleasant, the land level, the climate bealthy, and the water mostly good; there is a little jungle towards the west, In addition to the fight noted above, there was in 1840 A.D. a war between Shekh Karim Bakbsh and Lala Badrinath, chakladar of the Oudh government. The remains of a fort still exist belonging formerly to the Shahid tribe. There is now a school numbering 30 scholars Hindus and 27 Musalmans. There is a market here held weekly. Latitude 26° 50' north longitude 80° 25' east. Population : 3,719 Musalman Hindt P 1 -ed cad .. 1,664 - Totat 5,373 One mosque and 1,091 mud-built houses ; market sales annually Rs 2,233.