1885.] 
J. Beames- 
—On the Geography of India. 
18. 
Singhauli. 
360,000 d. 
19, 
Surajgarh. 
2,99,445 d. 
20. 
Sikhra abadi. 
1,60,000 d. 
21. 
Satiarl. 
58,730 d. 
22. 
Kahlganw. 
28,00,000 d. 
23. 
Kherhi. 
689,044 d. 
24. 
Kojrah. 
260,602 d. 
25. 
Khetki. 
160,000 d. 
26. 
Lakhanpur. 
633,280 d. 
27. 
Masjidpur. 
12,59,750 d. 
28. 
Mungir ba Haveli. 
808,907| d. 
29. 
Masdi. 
29,725 d. 
30. 
Hindue. 
108,300 d. 
31. 
Hazartaki. 
9,182 d. 
In this Sarkar it is noticeable in the first place that not a single 
mahal contains more than a statement of the revenue payable by it. 
There is no information as to area, ruling castes, or anything else. This 
is the more remarkable because Todar Mai himself resided for some time 
at Monghyr, though it is true he was at that time more intent on warlike 
than on financial pursuits. There is much to shew that all this south¬ 
eastern corner of Bihar was very imperfectly known to the Muham¬ 
madans, for instance, the important and well known estate of Kharakpur 
does not occur as the name of a mahal at all. It is still the largest 
estate in south Bihar though it has passed away from the ownership of 
the ancient line of Rajas. Blochmann has discovered from the Akbar- 
nama that at the time of the conquest of Bengal and Bihar by Akbar 
Raja Sangram Sahai of Kharakpur was one of the three principal chiefs 
of the country, and as he submitted to Akbar and with the exception of 
one or two passing revolts remained on the whole tolerably submissive 
all that reign one would expect to see his estate figure on Todar Mai’s 
list. The only way to account for the omission is to suppose that Kha¬ 
rakpur itself was not at that time a separate mahal, and as nearly the 
whole of it consisted of hills either barren or covered with jungle there 
was probably no assessment, or if brought on the books at all, any assess¬ 
ment there might be would probably be Sayurghal, and as no Sayurghal 
is recorded for this Sarkar, the name of Kharakpur would not find 
entry. All or nearly all the other parganas in this vast estate are duly 
mentioned, viz., Danda Sukhwara, Hendueh, Hazartaki, Lakkanpur, 
Masdi, Paharparah, Sahrui, Sukharabadi, Amlo Mutia, Wasila and Kher- 
hi, and it may be supposed that the land on which the fort and town of 
Kharakpur stood was included in one or other of these parganahs. 
