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PAI 49 which partly form the boundary of the pargana, the Jamwári on the north- east and Sarayan in the south-west, but at present very little use is made of the water of these rivers, Nature of tenures and number of villages. - The following are the varieties of the tenures in the 59 villages of this pargána Taluqdari Decreed to Goveroment Pattidari Zamiodari 33 6 2 18 59 These are all khálsa villages; of these 48 villages were formerly given over to grantees. Subsequently Gaya Parshád, grantee, was allowed to exchange four villages he held in this pargana for other villages in the Unao district ; so these and two others have been decreed to Government, the remaining nine villages are still held by the former proprietors. Paila was formerly a part of Nímkhár pargana. That portion of the Paila pargana which was formerly the Karanpur par- gana is separated from Haidarabad on the west by a curious range of low sand hills, with sál jungle along both bases and a sucession of jhíls; these at Kaimahra become a river which flows west and joins the Kathna; for- merly probably a branch of the Chauka passed down here. After leaving these bills the pargana presents the appearance of a flat plain well water- ed with numerous jbils and large wells. Water is more abundant than in Haidarabad, but so is úsar. After passing the river Jamwári the soil is lighter, but water is everywhere plentiful from rivers, jhíls, or wells, which unlike those of Haidarabad are often stable enough for using leather buckets. Towards the north the boundary is the UI for 14 miles, but this is hardly available for irrigation on account of the height of the banks. The Karanpur pargana was likewise formerly a part of the Bhúrwára, and one of the earliest seats of the Albans. The present village (Bhúr- wára) lies a mile south of the Ul, and the whole way along the banks of this river to Rámpur Gokul ; remains of old buildings are numerous opposite Fatehpur Karra; near the latter place there are numerous mounds, and wherever the earth has been turned up large blocks of carved stone, capi- tals of pitters, friezes, and architraves have been discovered. Silver and gold coins of the Kanauj series have been found in considerable numbers. The original zamindars aro Ahbans. The Bhúrwára estate was divided among the five sons of Muhammad Husen Khan mentioned in “Slee- man's Tour. Siathú, with Kupia Murtehar; belongs to a family headed by Imám Ali Khán. The Jauwárs represented by the Rája of Oel and Thákur of Mahewa seized a number of villages between 1840 and 1850. Simrai, an old village on the bank of the largest jhíl in the district, and several villages round it, then passed into the hands of the Thákur of Mahewa, who had held the village of Karanpur before. The Karanpur pargana contained 60 villages covering an area of 54 square miles, principally owned by the Janwárs of Kheri, the lords of Mahewa and Ocl; their occupation is a recent onc. 7