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1871.] Notes on Chutid Nagpur, Packet, and Palamau. 
Shaistah defeated Raj all Pratab in several engagements, and in 
February, 1642, Pratab submitted, and became a vassal on payment 
of 80,000 rupees as peshhash. 
Pratab, after this, is said to have lost tlie affections of his people, 
and a party conspired against him, led by his paternal uncles 
Darya Rai and Tej Rai. They prevailed in 1642, or 1643, on I’tiqad 
Khan, Shaistah’s successor, to connive at Pratab’s deposal. The 
governor agreed on the condition that Pratab should be sent to 
Patna. Tej Rai then imprisoned Pratab, and mounted the guddee. 
But he, too, failed to give satisfaction, and Darya Rai, his elder 
brother, and other Chero chiefs, complained of him to the gover¬ 
nor, who moreover felt annoyed that Tej Rai had not sent Pratab 
to Patna. They asked I’tiqad Khan to send a corps into Palamau, 
and promised to hand over Fort Deogan. The principal forts of 
district were Kot’hf, Kundah, Deogan, and Palamau itself. 
I’tiqad now sent a strong force under Zabardast Khan, to whom 
Deogan was surrendered. But before he could march on the 
capital, a party set Pratab at liberty during Tej Rai’s temporary 
absence from Palamau on a hunting expedition. Tej Rai and 
his party had to fly to the jungles ; Pratab made peace with Zabar¬ 
dast Khan, and ultimately paid his respects at Patna. At the 
recommendation of the governor, Shahjahan made him a com¬ 
mander of 1000, 1000 horse, and Palamau was given him a tuyiil. 
The jama ’ was fixed at 1 kror of dams, or 250,000 rupees, and 
the Rajah had to pay 1 lac of rupees as peshhash. 
From the list of Shahjahan’s grandees (Padishahnamah II., 
p. 733) we see that Pratab was still alive in A. D. 1647. 
The following is a translation of the extracts. 
First Invasion of Palamau in A. P. 1641-42. 
Padishahnamah, II., 248 to 250. Palamau lies south of Patna, 
the distance from the latter place to the northern boundary of the 
former being 25 /cos. The distance of the fort where the zamindar 
of the district resides, from the (northern) boundary is 15 Jcos. 
The short-sided rulers of Palamau trusted to their mountain 
fastnesses, which are difficult of access and full of jungle, and 
showed no signs of obedience to the imperial governor of fhibah 
Bihar, as would have been proper. 
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