property left by his father. At that time Jehangir was on the throne of Delhi. It does not appear that Jayananda had received any marks of favour from that Emperor, but there is direct evidence to show that he received some very high favours from his son and successor. Indeed in the very year[1] in which Shah Jehan ascended the throne, honours and decorations flowed in as it were, upon the Zamindars of Patuli. The Emperor graced him with the title of Mazumdar[2] and granted him the Zamindari right of Pargana Kot Ectiarpur[3] as jaigir, while the Governor of Bengal, Kasim Khan Juwaini, following the example of his Imperial master, appointed him Canongoe or registrar of fiscal division. It is not clear whether Jayananda was made Sadar Canongoe, chief registrar at the seat of Government, or Pargana Canongoe, that is, registrar of fiscal division only. The probability, however, is that he was made the former, as the office of a common Canongoe was naturally inconsistent[4] with the position of a Zumindar. Jayananda was a contemporary of Bhabananda[5], the reputed founder of the Nadia
- ↑ Shah Jehan ascended the throne in 1035 B. S. corresponding to 1628 A. D.
- ↑ The proper word, however, is Majumadar which means recorder of the "jama" of a Sarkar. Bhabananda as recorder of the jama of Sarkar Satgaon, held the title of Majumadar—a title so common among Bengal families, and generally corrupted to Mazumdar. See Hunter's Statistical Account of Bengal, Volume I. pp. 362-63.
- ↑ One of the "original" 24 Parganas.
- ↑ In 1783, Joy Narayan Ghosal of the Bhukoylas Raj family was dismissed from the office of Canongoe of Sandwip on the ground that the office was incompatible with the position of a Zamindar. The Canongoe had no fixed salary attached to his office, but was paid a commission (rasum) which in some cases rose to a very large figure. See Hunter's Statistical Account of Bengal Vol, VI. p. 182. Now-a-days, officers bearing that name are paid fixed salary, and their position is comparatively low.
- ↑ In the famous Fifth Report of the Select Committee, it is stated that Raghuram a lineal descendant of Bhabananda, "enlarged the jurisdiction of Nadia, to its present magnitude, in the Government of Jaffer Khan. The district gained some respectability under the long and crafty management of Kissen Chund; but is now in danger of being reduced or dismembered through the incapacity of his son Shib Chandra, the profligacy of his servants, and mode of realising balances." Vide Fifth Report p. 371 (1812).
