1837.] 



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ing pergunnah were given to the Warley Rajah, where his descendants 

 continue to reside. The king of Bedur had been encamped; ome time at 

 Gungapoor near Nassick When fourteen different rajahs repaired to 

 Gungapoor to pay their homage to the prince. It is related that the 

 Mahomedan prince ordered a sumptuous entertainment to be prepared 

 for these rajahs, but all of them, with the exception of Rajah Mookny 

 of Jowair, declined sitting down, as they were Hindoos. The Jowair 

 Rajah endeavoured to remonstrate with some of them, remarking that 

 although the king was a Mussulman he was their master. The king was 

 much gratified with the Jowair Rajah's conduct, and ordered the covers 

 to be removed from off the trays ; to the great astonishment of all pre- 

 sent, the dishes, which were composed of various descriptions of meats, 

 had been miracuously converted into bunches of beautiful white jas- 

 mine flowers. The Jowair Rajah had the title of Patungshaw conferred 

 upon him, and he was presented with dresses and seals of office, and 

 sunnuds or commissions were granted to him, by which he was permit- 

 ted to retain possession of twenty-two forts, and country yielding nine 

 lacs of rupees of revenue. The Kolies mention that while Pauperah was 

 in the employ of the Patell of Khirlay, a Naikwary sepoy from Akolla, 

 who had been to Khirlay on duty, asked the Patell to allow his servant 

 Pauperah to convey some things belonging to him to Akolla. During 

 the heat of the day both lay down to rest themselves in the shade of a 

 tree ; the sepoy fell asleep, and when he awoke he observed Pauperah 

 was sound asleep and a very large snake bending over him with his 

 hood expanded. On seeing the sepoy move, the snake went off; when 

 the Patell heard of this circumstance, he altered his conduct to his ser- 

 vant ; he treated him much more kindly, and they ate their meals toge- 

 ther ; and when it suited him he told Pauperah if he was ever particu- 

 larly fortunate in this world, and if the umbrella of royalty ever shaded 

 his brow, he hoped he would, not forget his old friends. Eventually 

 Rajah Mookny nominated the Patell Awary to the Patellship of the vil- 

 lage of Mookny, and constituted him the chief manager of his domestic 

 affairs, and his descendants are so now at Jowair. 



Owing to a quarrel that took place between some members of the ra- 

 jah's family about the year 1760, which led to a reference being made 

 to the Paishwah at Poona, the Paish wall's government continued to in- 

 terfere with the Jowair affairs until about 1766, when the rajah was 

 deprived of the greater part of his country. At present he has only 

 eighty three villages, and many of these very small. His income last 

 year was estimated at ten thousand rupees ; of this sum six thousand 

 were realized by the customs (transit and excise duties) within his 

 jurisdiction, and the rest was land revenue. Jowair is under the col- 

 lector and magistrate of the Northern Konkan. 



For a period of several generations the eldest of the family of the 



