BHURS.
and wells, are the only relics left of them. Some few of the caste still exist among the lower grades of society as cultivators, police officers, &c., in Oude and other districts north of the Ganges. Up to the close of the thirteenth century their sovereignty certainly extended over a large territory; and Sultanpore, under some other name, would seem to have been their capital. It was taken and destroyed early in the fourteenth century by Allah-ood-deen, Sultan of Delhi, or by one of his generals, and was named Sultanpore. Chandour was another great town of the Bhurs. No temples have been found to indicate their creed. The Bhur Goojurs are believed to be of the same race."—Sleeman's Journey in Oude, vol. ii., p. 246.
