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MAW 493 is about two miles south-west. Two unmetalled roads run through the town one leads to the sadr station Unao, and the other to Rae Bareli, besides the cart-track joining the main road to Lucknow. Mauránwán is noted for its jewellery and carpentry ; rafters and door-frames of good workman- ship are to be met with here. Markets are held twice a week, at which about 2,000 people attend. The town is surrounded with mango groves and Mahua trees. The climate is good, and the water sweet. There is a police station, a sarác, and a school. This place was founded by Müraj Dhuj, a Surajbansi Chhattri. The Káyaths-Rúkha Rám, qánúngo, and Days Rám, chakladar, and Chandan Lal, Khattri-were persons of great influence and reputation here. The history of the last-named gentleman is fully given under the pargåna article. The population amounts to 7,997, of whom Hindus number 6,185 and Moslems 1812. There are two mosques and nine Hindu temples. The annual amount of sales at the fair of Chaudhriganj is Rs. 70,000. MAWAI-Pargana MAURÁNWÁN—Tahsil PURWA— District UNAO.—This place is of little importance : it was founded by Man Singh, a Dikhit Obhattri, an immigrant from Simauni, district Bánda, North-Western Provinces. This man was a servant of the Delhi king, and got the land as jágír when he succeeded in canqnering a Bhar fort that stood on the site of it. Man Singh razed the fort to the ground, and founded this village calling it after himsel£. Various kheras (hamlets) were founded on the adja- cent land by the descendants of Mán, and they for a long time held qubu- lịats of the village also. The Dikhit Chhattris made a gift of the village to the ancestors of Shekh Mansur, The permanent settlement was made with Bhúp Singh, Bais Sibasi. The annual assessment fixed is at Rs. 5,850. The Dikhits were made under-proprictors; population 3,995. Hindus Musalmans Number of bouges 847. There is no bazar or manufacture peculiar to the place. MAWAI–Pargana MAWAI MAHOLÁRA--Tahsil RÁM SANEHI GHAT-District BARA BANKI.--This village was founded by the Bhars many years ago. It was afterwards in the possession of Brahmans, but they were extirpated by Imám Zinda Khan, who came here as risáldár with Tátár Khan, the gover- nor of Oudh. The cause of the fight was that the Hindus had insulted one Sayyad Jalál, whose tomb is at Basorhi, during the Holi festival. The latter appealed to the risáldár, who iu fighting the Brahmans lost his brother, and to console him was granted the parganas of Mawai and Basorhi by Alá-ud-din Ghori. The village now pays a Governmcut revenue of Rs. 1,700, and is in the possession of the descendants of the conqueror. It is beld under the imperfect pattidari tenure. There are 27 wells and 24 ponds for irrigation purposes. A mud well fit to be worked with a pur (leathen bucket) can be made at a cost of Rs. 15 to 16, and a masonry well at Rs. 250. The river Kalyani is one of the boundaries of this village. The Government has charged the villagers with the cost of an ad di- tional police force, for a period of twelve months, on account of the tur- bulent character of the zamindars." 63 . 3,802 193