chapter-i - revenue and disaster management department, haryana
chapter-i - revenue and disaster management department, haryana
chapter-i - revenue and disaster management department, haryana
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Jaipur authority <strong>and</strong> t'orni~danindep~ndent State. TheRaja of Khetri, a dependencyofJaipur,<br />
attempted tosubdue-thembutwasslaininbattleatLoharu.<br />
The Statewas,however,re-annexedto Jaipur foratime, butitsoon regained<br />
its independence. Subsequently it acknowledged British suzerai.nty. The<br />
Britishrulersgavethetaluk ofLoharu (73&squarekilometres)in.rewardtothe<br />
Maharaja of Alwar, whohad loyallyaided them during the 1&03campaign<br />
against the Marathas. The sanad given by General Lord Lake to Raja<br />
SiwaeeBakhtawar SinghofAlwaronthis occasion istranslated asfollows l :-<br />
"To allMootsaddies, present <strong>and</strong>future"as wdl asto Amils,Choudhrees,<br />
Kanoongoes, Zamindars <strong>and</strong> Cultivators ofParganas, Ismaeelpooro,<br />
<strong>and</strong> MJodawar withthe Talookasof Darbarpore, Rutaee, Nimrana, M<strong>and</strong>an,<br />
Ghelote, Beejwar, Suraie, Dadree, Loraroo, Boodwanah <strong>and</strong> Bhoodchalnahur,<br />
underthe Soobah of Shahjehanabad : Letit beknownthat betweenthe<br />
Honourable the East Indian CompanyofEngl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Maharao Raja Sewaee<br />
B!lkhtawarSingh thefriendshipwhichexistedhasbeenstcengthened;therefore,<br />
witha viewofproving<strong>and</strong> makil\gthisfactpublictoeveryone, GeneralLord<br />
Lake directsthat the above-mentioneddistrict be madeoverto theMaharao<br />
Raja for his expenses,subject to the concurrence of the Most Noble the<br />
Governor-General, Lord Wellesley.<br />
"On thepermissiotlof tbe GovertlUr-General beiqg received,another<br />
Sanad willbe giveninplaceofthe p,resentone,which willberecalled.<br />
"Until another Sanad arrives, this one wtu remain inpossessioll of<br />
the Maharao Raja.<br />
"Parganas Ismaeelpore<strong>and</strong> Moodawar, withthe Talookas ofDarbarp:>re,Rutaee,<br />
Nimrana, M<strong>and</strong>an, Beejwar<strong>and</strong> Ghelote <strong>and</strong> Suraie, Dadree<br />
<strong>and</strong> Laharoo, Boodwanah <strong>and</strong> BhQOdchalnahur,.<br />
"Dated 2&thNovember, A.D. 1803, corresponding with the 12thofthe<br />
Shaban, 121&.Hijreeor AghunSood Pooranmassee, Sambat, 1&60.<br />
"(Signed)G. Lake."<br />
The Maharaja intam, with the assentofthe BritishGovernment, entrusted<br />
Loharu tohis vakeel,Ahman BakashKhan, whohad foughtgallantly<br />
onthe British side under the title Gf Nawab.= His d~cendants ruled this<br />
1. Powlett. P.W., Gazetteer01utwar,1878 (Lendon). p. 171.<br />
2. HisarDistrict<strong>and</strong>LoharuState Gazetteer (Lohar.uStat~. ~915,pp. 2.3; A/war<br />
District Gautteer, 1968, p.65.
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