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exercise full authority, as Rajah over the whole. She was placed in 

 charge of the said Chief's Brahmin at Ramoor, and there gave "birth to 

 a boy named Raman Deo. The Chief adopted the hoy, and subsequently, 

 on his coming of age, himself being sick and weary of rule, resigned 

 his position to him, Raman Deo soon after this succeeded in murdering 

 the other seven Chiefs, and usurping to himself the whole and perma- 

 nent authority in Patna. Finally he married a daughter of the 

 Ruler of Orissa, through whose influence and power, he was enabled 

 to maintain his usurped position. 



Extension of territory and dominion to the right bank of the 

 Mahanuddy . — It would appear that during the time of Raman Deo 

 and the two succeeding Maharajahs the territories and dominion of 

 Patna became extended beyond the Ung river to the right bank of 

 the Mahanuddy : embracing — 



1st. Patna Proper, as now, but with the addition to the west, of 

 three gurhs, viz. Kholagurh, Groorhagurh and Koomragurh at present 

 included in the Gurjat state of Khurriar and of 12 villages known 

 then as " Baragam," afterwards as " Borasambeer," and subsequently 

 detached as portion of the Gurjat State of that name, and to the 

 east in continuation between the rivers Ung and Sel to the Mahanuddy. 



2nd. As annexed to Patna Proper, all the land embraced within 

 the Ung and Mahanuddy rivers, and bounded on the west by Phooljur 

 and Sarumgur, which now comprises the southern portion of Sumbul- 

 pore and part of Sonepore. 



As Tributary dependencies the Gond Gurjat States of Brindanawa- 

 gurh,* Phooljhurf and Sarungurh.J 



The lands and estates lying contiguous to the left bank of the 

 Mananudcly were, it is believed, at that time attached to Sirgooja, 

 with the exception of the North Western portion of the present 

 Sumbulpore district known as Chundurpore and Bhortia which belong- 

 ed to Ruttunpoor. 



Subjugation of States and acquisition of territory on left bank of the 

 Mahanuddy. — The fourth Maharajah, Puthee Singh Deo, subjugated 

 and made tributary to Patna, the three dependencies of Sirgooja, 

 named Bamall, Gangpoor and Bamra, and annexed to Patna itself, by 

 dispossession from the Rajah of Bamra, the zemindaree of Rehracole, 

 * 3rd. f 4th. % 5th. 



