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§ 503 .] HINDtfSTlN UNDER THE COMPANY. [ 1800 — 1857 .] 
kind in existence?), Andh may boast of having produced an excellent 
anthology in the Bidwan-Mod-TarayginT. These anthologies, of which 
Kdlidds’QHajard, written at the end of the seventeenth century, is 
the earliest important example, appeared in considerable numbers 
during the first half of the nineteenth century, and did much to 
extend the knowledge of sound vernacular literature of the preceding 
generations. As already said, one of the most popular, as it was one 
of the best, was the Sundari Tilak ; but the most important of all, 
both in bulk and in contents, was the Rag-Sagarodbhab Rag-Kalpa- 
drum, published in 1843. 
For convenience of classification I divide this chapter into four 
parts, referring to Bundel’khand and Baghel’khand, to Banaras, to 
Andh, and to other places respectively. As a rule, only those poets 
who were born or who flourished between 1800 and 1857 are given, 
but in a few instances, in order to complete groups, poets who belonged 
to an earlier period have been kept back for inclusion in this period, or 
history has been anticipated by including a few of a later date. 
Part I— Bunderkhand and Baghel'khand. 
502. WTiFT Mohan Bhatt, of Banda. FI. cir. 1800 A.D. 
He is a well-known poet. He attended first the court of the 
Bundela Maharaj Hindupati, of Par’nd {Parma), and subsequently 
those of Par’tdp Siggh Sawdl (1778—1803) and Jagat Siggh Sawdl 
of Jaipur (1803—1818) (Tod’s Rajasthan , ii, 375; Calc, ed., ii, 414). 
His son was the celebrated Padmdkar (No. 506), whose grandson was 
Gadd Dhar (No. 512). He also praises one Sujan Siggk; cf. Nos. 
367, 368. [Regarding Hindupati, see No. 503. 
503. RQ P Sahi, a Kayasth of Bag’makai, near 
Par*nci {Parma), in Bundcl khand, FI. cir. 1800 A.D. 
He attended the court of the Bundela Maharaj Hindupati (cf. 
No. 502) of Par’nd {Panna). He was author of a work entitled 
Rup Bilds (written, 1756 A.D.), in which he states that Chhattr’ 
Sal’s (No. 197) son was Hir’dai Siggh or Hir’des (cf. No. 346), 
whose son was Sabhd Siggk (cf. Nos. 155 and 346), whose son was 
HindQpati (cf. No. 502). 
