Capt. Franklin's Memoir on Bundelkhund. 269 



The share of Rdjd Jagat Raj was estimated to produce an annual 

 revenue of thirty-six lacs of rupees, and included the large towns of Bandd 

 and Jelpur.* Jagat Raj preserved his portion entire until his death; but 

 leaving a numerous issue, the lands were afterwards parcelled out amongst 

 them ; and they were said to have been designed by him in his lifetime 

 to be distributed as under : to his eldest son, Kirti Sink, he designed 

 Bdndd and Chircdri ; to his second son, Pehar Sinh, Jetpur ; and, to his 

 natural son, Birsinh Deva, Bijdner or Catola. Kirti Sinh dying before 

 his father, and leaving two sons, named Guman Sinh and Kuman Sinh, 

 Jagat Raj at his death bequeathed Bdiidd and Chircdri to them. From 

 this origin arose the states of Bdyidd, Chircdri, Jetpur, and Bijdwer. 



Pehar Sinh, who received Jetpur according to his father's will, availing 

 himself of the absence of his nephew, appears to have set up a claim to the 

 whole of the territory, with the exception of Catola ; and the parties were 

 consequently soon in arms against each other. Beni Huzuri, the guardian 

 of the minor Raja oi Panna, involved the affairs of that branch of the family 

 in this transaction, by espousing the part of Pehar Sinh; and Guman 

 Sinh and Kuman Sinh, unable to withstand the united forces oi Panna, 

 Jetpur, and Bejdwer, applied for aid to Sindia, who sent a body of Mahrattas, 

 under Khandarao Apa and Apa NAyak, to their assistance. 



The fortune of the war now turned in favour of the nephews. Panna was 

 closely besieged, and Beni Huzuri obliged to fly : and had not the Bundela 

 chieftains, at this critical moment, perceived the common danger they were 

 in, from the introduction of foreign troops into their territory, the conquest 

 of it might then have easily been effected. But in this instance they appear 

 to have had some foresight : they suspended their mutual animosities, 

 and united against the common danger; and, by pecuniary concessions, 

 they finally got rid of the Mahratta troops ; and settled their own disputes 

 by mutually consenting to abide by the original design of partition said to 

 have been contemplated by Rdjd Jagat Raj. 



Pehar Sinh retained Jetpur, and was succeeded by his son Gaj Sink; 

 Kuman Sinh received Chircdri, and was succeeded by his son, Bijaya Be- 

 hadur. But Bdndd, which was the portion of Guman Sinh, soon acquired 



Jeitpoor, Maps. yyi/y;(/&r, Hamilton's Hind. Jt't-pur'? ot Ji/eth-pUr^ 



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