Nanpara Estate

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Nanpara Estate, 1908

This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

A talukdari estate in the Bahraich and Gonda Districts of Oudh, United Provinces, comprising an area of nearly 600 square miles. The revenue and cesses payable to Government amount to 2-2 lakhs and Rs. 36,000 respectively, while the rent-roll exceeds 9 lakhs. Shah Jahan granted a .commission to an Afghan named Rasul Khan to reduce the turbulent Banjaras in Bahraich, and assigned him five villages and a tenth of the revenue of a large tract. His descendants acquired a considerable estate. In 1847 Raja Munawwar All Khan was killed by the accidental discharge of a gun, and the estate suffered much from the quarrels of his widows. At annexation the rightful heir was recognized, and under the able management of the late Sir Jang Bahadur Khan, K.C.I.E., it became extremely prosperous. The present Raja, Muhammad Sadik Khan, succeeded in 1902.