100 C. A. Silberrad —History of Western Bundelkhand. [No. 2, 
A Portion of the History of Bundelkhand.—By Diwan Bijhe Bahadur 
Mazbut Singh. 
Several vrorks on the history of Bundelkhand are already in 
existence. But not one of them can claim to be so comprehensive as to 
contain a sketch treating of the geography of the -whole of Bundelkhand as 
-well as showing the revenue and population of all parts of the province. 
Nor do any of the existing works contain genealogical tables 
showing the names of all the Bundela Rajas and Chiefs and tracing 
their lines of descent and exhibiting the causes which led to the separa¬ 
tion of the various families from the original stock. 
Nor again is there any information forthcoming as to the extent of 
the entire province; and as to what portions of it are occupied by the 
Bundelas arid by the Chiefs of other tribes, respectively, and what 
portions are under the direct control of the British Government. 
Lastly, other historians have on many doubtful points, contented 
themselves with the suggestions of their own ingenuity. 
It was with a view to supply these wants that at the instance of 
Major John Liston, Deputy Commissioner of Lalitpur, I Diwan Bijhe 
Bahadur Mazbut Singh, Bundela Thakur and Jagirdar, undertook to 
prepare this history of Bundelkhand with the assistance of Mr. Quinton, 
Commissioner of Jhansi, and the Political Agent, Bundelkhand States. 
It is intended that the book shall summarize all the narratives of 
events chronicled by writers of various generations best acquainted 
with the Bundela families. Abstracts and extracts from the following 
works will also find place in the work :—“ History of India ” (Hiudi) ; 
“ Vishan Parana'’ (Hindi); “ Kawi Paria ” (Hindi); Varsingh 
Charitra (Hindi); Chhatra Prakash (Hindi); “ Bundel Charitra ” 
(Hiudi); “Geography of the Central Provinces”; Krishn Narain’s 
“History” (Urdu); “ Wakiat-i-Bundelkhand ” (Urdu); “Imperial 
Gazetteer of Bundelkhand.” 
Besides this I am a native of this part of the Provinces and 
am myself c-losely connected with the Bundela dynasties, and have 
received my legends from my ancestors, and have seen many old writings 
and inscriptions on buildings, etc.; my account may therefore be relied on. 
In India as the majority of men know Hindi I have compiled this 
work in that language that it may be the more easily read. It is 
divided into two parts (1) History, and (2) Geography. 
Bundelkhand is the portion of India bounded on the north by the 
Jamna, the south by the Narbada, the east by the Tons and the west by 
the Kali Sindh. During the period when Raja Udhisthira was reign¬ 
ing in India, Sisupal was the Raja of Bundelkhand and the country 
was then called Cheu-Desh. For several generations Sisupal and his 
