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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 boy, 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 donunion 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— 
Ist. Patna Proper, as now, but with the addition to the west, of — 
three gurhs, viz. Kholagurh, Goorhagurh and Koomragurh at present 
included in the Gurjat state of Khurriar and of 12 villages known 
, 
then as ‘ Baragam,” afterwards as ‘‘ Borasambeer,’ 
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,* Phooljhurt and Sarungurh.} 
The lands and estates lying contiguous to the left bank of the 
Mananuddy 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. + 4th, t Sth. 

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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. — 
