1885.] 
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Though in general comprised within the boundaries above men¬ 
tioned the territory of this Sarkar breaks out in a curious way at one or 
two points. Mahal Fatlipur Biliia includes the Doaba or tongue of land 
between the Ganges and Ghogra rivers which should geographically 
belong to Sarkar Gliazipur of Subah Ilahabad ; but on the other hand 
mahal Cliaunsa which from its position should form a portion of this 
Sarkar is given to Ghazipur.* In the present day this irregularity has 
been rectified, Chaunsa now belongs to Shahabad, and the Doaba to Gha¬ 
zipur or strictly speaking to the recently formed district of Balia in 
the North West Provinces. 
Again in the south-east the parganas of Siris and Kutumba which 
should by their position on the right bank of the Son, belong to Sarkar 
Bihar are attached to this Sarkar. Probably as lying within sight of the 
lofty fortified plateau of Rohtas they were more easily managed from 
there, than from the distant town of Bihar. (See No. 7 below.) 
In the south-west also the parganah of Mangror lies beyond, that 
is, to the west of the Karamnasa and should belong to Ghazipur. It is 
now included in the district of Mirzapur in the N. W. Provinces. 
There is not much difficulty in reconstructing this Sarkar. 
1. Alrah is evidently a mistake of the copyist for Arah or Arrah 
the present capital of the district. 
5. Barganw, a copyist’s error for Barahganw, a still extant par¬ 
ganah at the extreme north-east corner of the Sarkar comprising most of 
the alluvial formations and islands at the junction of the Ganges and 
Son rivers. 
6. Jaund. Should be Ohaund. In the present day the name is 
usually written Chand, and the area of this parganah is included in the 
modern one of Chainpur. The name Chaund is identical with Chawand 
borne by several mahals in Sarkar Tirhut and is derived from Chamunda 
^TJT'UST, a name of Durga, who according to a local legend destroyed a 
demon at this place. 
7. Jidar. Should be Haidar (), and probably indicates the 
country on the right bank of the Son opposite Rohtas. There is a large 
fort called Haidargarh still extant in that region. It is now in par¬ 
ganah Jhapla. This parganah, together with Bilaunjah to the south-west, 
was assigned by Shah Jahan along with Siris, and several others, for 
the maintenance of the garrison of Rohtas, and down to the time of 
British rule was included in that Sarkar. 
11. Ratanpur, this mahal together with Kot (No. 16) and Mangror 
(No. 17) comprised the district of Bijaygarh which passed into the 
possession of the Maharaja of Benares prior to British rule. We may 
* See Elliot’s Races of N. W. P. vol. ii, p. 115. 
