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by Mr. O’Donnell, I must in justice to our Government observe that no 
attempt was made to resume the whole tenure. All the land within the 
garh or fortification (some thousands of bighas apparently) was admitted 
to belong to the lakhirajdars. The dispute was only about 300 bighas 
of ckur-land which had formed between Mahasthan proper and the river- 
cbannel. The resumption-proceedings, however, must have been rather 
harassing to the proprietors; for they began in 1824, and did not end 
till December 1843. Sila Devi’s Ghat is in this chur which was sought 
to be resumed, and this perhaps is enough to show the baselessness of 
the story about her, for clearly the chur was formed long after Mahasthan 
was made. 
Translation. 
It has been ordered that the Mutasaddis of all present and future matters of go¬ 
vernment, and the Chaudhuris, and Kanungos of Pargana Silbaris in Sirkar Bazuha 
should bear in mind that, inasmuch as it has come to the knowledge of government 
that according to the far mans and sanads, granted by former rulers, the service of the 
sacred shrine of the king of saints, Hazrat.and income of 
Mastangarh and the land comprised within the bend of the river, in the said Pargana, 
have been settled on Sayyid Muhammad Tahir and on Sayyid ’Abdur-rahman and on 
Sayyid Muhammad Raza and on their children, without anyone else being a partner, it 
is necessary that the above-mentioned persons should he looked upon as the servitors of 
the illuminated shrine, and that they should he left in possession of Mastangarh and of 
the above described lands, so that the lands may go down to their heirs ; that they 
may perform the vows and prayers as usual at this holy shrine ; that they may apply 
the income to defraying the expenditure of the religious house, on travellers, and on 
themselves for their own livelihood, so that they may occupy themselves with loyal 
prayers for the continuance of the present government. Every care is to he taken in 
this matter. 
Written on the 7th Jumada I, of the 30th year of the present reign, corresponding 
to the year of the Hijra 1096. 
(Signed) Muzaffar Jang Bahadur, foster-brother ( JcoJcultash ) of ’Alamgir Padshah- 
i-Ghazi. 
It is impossible to reconcile the particulars given in the sanad copy with historical 
facts. First , the name should he Muzaffar Husain not Muzaffar Jang. It is possible 
that the copyist mistook for Secondly , Muzaffar Husain Kokultash (also 
called Fidai Khan A’zam Kokah, Jcokah being the same as kolcultash ) was governor of 
Bengal from the middle of 1088 H., [A. D. 1677] i. e., the 20th year of ’Alamgir, to 
the 9th (or 12th) Rabf II, 1089 (i. e., the 21st year of ’Alamgir), when he died at Dha¬ 
ka. 
But the 7th Jumada I, 1096 [1685, A. D.] falls in the 28th year of ’Alamgir, whose 
30th year commences with the 1st Ramazan 1097 [A. D. 1685]. 
The name of the saint is written at the top instead of in its proper place in the body 
of the deed, in order to do him honor. This is in accordance with Hindu customs, as 
may be seen in sanads for lands dedicated to an idol. 
