122 Notes on Cliutia Nagpur, Packet, and Paldmau. [No. 2, 
upon by Darya Rai and Tej Rai, paternal uncles of Pratab. They 
tried to obtain his favour, and proposed to imprison Pratab and 
hand him over to the fubahdar. Both then returned to 
Palamau, and with the consent of others imprisoned him. Tej 
Rai was made Rajah. When the governor came to hear of it, he 
wrote to Tej Rai to hand over Pratab; but Tej Rai put him off 
with subterfuges, and sent a Vakil to him to make excuses. 
Pratab had been for some time in prison, when Darya Rai, Tej 
Rai’s elder brother, together with several other Chero chiefs, got 
dissatisfied with Tej Rai, whom they had made Rajah. The 
conspirators found support in Ptiqad Khan, who advised them 
to submit to the imperial government; and Darya Rai and his party 
sent him a message to say that, if he would send a trusted officer 
with an army, they would hand over to him Port Deogan, which 
is a great Thanah in the district of Palamau, and would, besides, 
do whatever he should tell them. 
Upon this the governor of Bihar sent Zabardast Khan with the 
ruler of Sliahabad to Palamau. 
On the 1st Slia’ban 1053, A. H. [5th October, 1643, A. D.] 
Zabardast Khan arrived at Deogan, and was waited upon by 
Darya Rai, his sons, and the two commanders of Deogan, 
Bhowal and Champat, who handed over the fort. The Khan then 
sent Darya Rai with some of his own men to Ptiqad Khan. The 
inhabitants of Deogan partly submitted and were promised the 
protection of the imperial government; but others rebelled and 
were imprisoned. Zabardast now appointed a party of men to 
cut down the jungle and widen the road that leads to Palamau, 
and commenced to repair and strengthen the fortifications of 
Deogan. 
On the 11th of the same month [15th October, 1643], the Khan 
received intelligence that Tej Rai had sent his vakil, Madan Singh 
Thakurai, and other chiefs with about 600 horse ard 7000 foot to 
Baoli Chewan, a mama? which lies about five 7cos south of Deogan, 
and that two other corps had been sent via Mordah and Kundah, 
and were ready to commence hostilities. A detachment of the 
first mentioned corps even advanced two Jcos nearer, with the object 
of making an attack by night. The Khan sent out a division to 
