66 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVII, 
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and killed by Sindhia in 1788; the country then fell into the 
hands of the Marathas, and remained in their possession until 
the British conquest’’ in 1803-4, though their hold on it “ was 
very precarious owing to the perpetual raids made by the 
Sikhs.” (‘ Imp. Gaz.’ X XI, 370.) ! 
“ During the Augustan age of the Mughal Empire, Saha- 
ranpur was a favourite resort of the court and the nobles, 
who were attracted alike by the coolness of its climate and the 
facilities which it offered for sport. The famous Empress 
Nur Mahal had a palace in the village which still perpetuates 
her memory by the name of Narnagar, and under Shah 
Jahap, the royal hunting-seat of Badshah-Mahal was erected 
by Ali Mardan Khan, the projegtor of the Eastern Jumna 
Canal ” (Ibid., , XXII, 369). There is still excellent sport to 
be had in the district. It is also ‘‘ noted for the production 
of excellent fruit of European varieties” and the botanical 
gardens in the city are among the finest in the country. 
(Ibid., 368.) 
cits «House of Peace’ is in Arabic and Persian litera- 
thirty-seven Caliphs.”’ (* Life and Teachings of Mohammed,’ ed. 
1899, p. 543.) It is not easy to say why it was chosen for the 
distinctive mint-title of Dogaon (986 A.H.). There can be no 
doubt of Dogion having been, at the time, a place of consider- 
able commercial importance, and it could lay claim even then 
hav 
been founded in the thirteenth century. “ As we are told,’ he 
hills and rendered Bahraich prosperous in the extreme, it is not 
improbable that it was under his auspices that this town was 
established.” (J.S.A.B. 1895, p. 71.) The fact of the matter is 
that we possess very good evidence of its being much older. 
The great Arab polyhistor Alberani writes (ec. 1030 A.C.) in the 
famous chapter of the Tahgiqu-l-Hind containing the ‘Itinera- 
remained undisturbed masters of the whole province.” Francklin, ‘ His- 
tory of the Reign of Shaw Aulum,’ ed. 1798, p. 184. 
