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Salimabad, SaKmpur, Ghachenda, RasMdpur, Baqiabad, and Mindaura, and for a long time this was all that the family possessed, and the members of In 1257 Fasli (A. D. 1850) happened the it held the estate in common. Abd-ul Hadi, the dispersion of the Bais Rajputs of Rajauli and Huraura. father of the present taluqdar, then got the two villages of Tera Kalan and Mirzanagar Behtai ; these, with his share in the old estate, compose his present taluqa. It is assessed at Rs. 1,306.
Shekh
Bli All's history
Eiasat Ali, hear of Ali,
Bu
Taluqdar of Shekha-
P""^-
is
the same as that of Naslr-ud-din
^ *^6 Same family of Dewa Shekhs.
- he belongs
Through Molvi
MuMbbulla, their ancestor on the female side, they are descended from the Padshah of Kirman. Their
in Dewa is known as the Shekh Usmani MuhaUa. The two branches of the famUy meet in Abd-ul Hafiz. On the expulsion of the Bais, Bli Ali got Bichlanga, Taspur and Atwatmau, and these he holds with his share of the old family estate. His estate takes its name from Shekh^pur, a har' of Dewa, and is assessed at Rs. 1,738.
muhaUa
'
The pedigree from Abd-ul Hafiz
is
Abd-ul Tii&z. I
Molvi
Mnhammad Khan.
Shekh Fath
Akbar
Ali,
w/Basti Mian.
Ali.
BilAli.
Eiasat AK.
These three taluqdars all reside in Dewa; their tombs and dargdhs crowning small eminences round the place, and the brick-houses adorning the town, built by different Muhammadan gentlemen, members of the family, render it an interesting place to visit.
modem origin ; his rise dates from the time wheu ^^ took service under the Oudh Government in 1243 Singh, Kayath, TaluqFasli (1836 A. D.), during the reign of Amiad Ali dar of Asni ttokalpur. gj^ah. He was known as the collector, that is to say he had the command of the troops who were usually told off to help in This taluqdar
Kunwar
is
of
Bhagwant
the collection of the revenue.
By standing security for defaulters, and buying up villages from distressed proprietors, he amassed an estate of twelve villages, which are now assessed at Rs. 10,064 ; and possessing the requisite standing on the renthe was recognised as a taluqdar received a deed of grant for his estates.
roll,
by the
British Government,
and
Kheoli, about two miles to the west of Dewa on the road to Kursi, wag The Sayyads of Kheo- the head-quarters of a tappa of that name, which was colonized
^;
by Sayyads
.
time to consist of thirty-two
villages.
at
an early period.
It
came in
