372 Account of Pergunnah Mahoba, Zillah Humeerpore. [No. 4. 



entrusted with the Government. His son, Gobind Rao, succeeded ; 

 but being slain in conveying supplies to the Mahratta army, during 

 the Abdallee invasion, the management of the province was con- 

 firmed to his family, and his sons, Balajee and Gungadhur, con- 

 jointly succeeded. At their death, the elder branch took Saugor, 

 and Gobind Rao Pundit, known as the Nana Sahib, became sole 

 master of Jalown, including Mahoba. He, dying in 1879 Suinbut, 

 left a son Bala Rao, who following his father in 1888, left no heir. 

 His widow, however, was permitted by the British Government to 

 adopt any one she pleased, and her devise fell on her own brother, 

 Gobind Rao. 



This was very displeasing to several relations of the late Chief, 

 and internal discord was the consequence. The Exchequer became 

 embarrassed, and the possessions were mortgaged, piece-meal, to 

 greedy farmers, who tyrannized over their peasantry. 

 British Interference. 



To put an end to this, the agent to the Governor-General made 

 a report in June, 1838, which resulted in the temporary sequestra- 

 tion of the district of Jalown, which was placed under Lieut. R. 

 Doolan to be managed for the young Chief's benefit, during his 

 minority. 



Final Annexation. 



On the 11th October, 1840, Gobind Rao died at Banda, not yet 

 17 years of age, and there being no direct heir, the order of annex- 

 ation followed shortly after, and the superintendent appointed two 

 years before in the name of the young ruler, was confirmed on be- 

 half of Government- — the administration of the Province being regu- 

 lated, so as to resemble that previously introduced into Saugor. 



Capt. Ross succeeded in 1842, and Capt. Erskine in 1848, un- 

 der whose management it was, when, in May 1853, Mahoba with 

 Jeitpore was transferred to Humeerpore in exchange for the Per- 

 gunnahs of Koonch and Calpee. 



Physical Geography. 



The general aspect of Mahoba is very unlike that of most parts 

 of these Provinces, though the same as the neighbouring district of 

 Banda, and great part of independent Bundelcund. A spur of the 

 great Vindhya range extends its extreme point in this direction, 



