134 C. A. Silfcerradr —History of Western Bundelkhand. [No.-2, 
ingly retired to Khiria, 1 but not' before Tilok Singh of Gurha 2 had 
been killed in the fighting.- Sindhia’s troops did not follow them to 
Khiria as it was in Orchha territory. After this Diwan Bahadur Gambhir 
Singh with a large body of Thakurs plundered Kalyanpura, 3 and was 
only persuaded not to advance to Lalitpur by a handsome present from 
the bankers of that town. Diwan Bahadur accordingly left Lalitpur 
and marched north encamping on the bank of the Kherar nadi at 
Burenro, 4 near Jakhora. A detachment of one company of foot, one of 
artillery and one of cavalry arrived at Sirsi. 5 Diwan Bahadur Singh 
met them at the head of 1,000 foot. As soon as Mardan Singh heard of 
this he went to his assistance, and by two hours after sunrise Sindhia’s 
force was defeated and fled into Sirsi. The Bundela army went to 
Talbehat, and attacked the fort, cannonading continuing day and night. 
But when Sindhia’s force from Lalitpur had joined that from Sirsi and 
both pressed the Bundelas, they left Talbehat and retired to Bijrotha. 6 
At this time an order was received from the Agent to the Governor- 
General that fighting was to stop, and the matter to be left for the 
decision of the Supreme Government. 
* In 1812 Colonel Filose from Gwalior, the Mir Munshi from the 
Agency and Nanneju Thakur from Tehri met at Sindwaha, 7 and there 
the Batota treaty was framed. Diwan Bahadur Gambhir Singh and 
Kunwar CJmrao Singh were allowed to retain possession of their pre¬ 
vious shares. In 1838 the fort at Nanora which had been destroyed 
by the colonel, was rebuilt. In 1839 Diwan Bahadur Gambhir Singh 
died, and was succeeded in the jagir in the same year on Chait B. 11 
by his son Diwan Bijhe Bahadur Dalip Singh. He was a skilful rider, 
wise, a good scholar in the Shastras, and devoted himself to the worship 
of Gopalji. He died at Banpur in 1905 on Magh S. 11 (1849) and was 
succeeded by Diwan Bijhe Bahadur Mazbut Singh (the author of this 
book). Till 1863 he was a child, but early in 1864 edited the Bind- 
prakash in Hindi, a book which contains extracts from all the Shastras 
and Puranas, and which is of great use to scholars of the Yeda. In 
1865 he rebuilt the fort at Nanora, which had been destroyed by 
1 In Orchha, 4 miles N.-E. of Mahroni. 
8 6 miles E. of Mahroni. 
8 In pargana Lalitpur (Jhansi district) 8 miles E. of Lalitpur. 
* A small village on the Kherar Nadi 2 miles N. of Jakhora which is 17 miles 
N. N.-W. of Lalitpur. 
8 4 miles S. S.-E. of Jakhora. 
* See note 135. 
7 18 miles S.-E. of Lalitpur; there are here the tombs of some members of the 
family of Major Alexander, a French officer serving in Sindhia’s army, and whose 
descendants hold the neighbouring village of Jaria in jagir. 
