Bahraich as In Gazetteer

 Bahraich as In Gazetteer (Bahraich A Gazetteer volume XLV ( H.R. Nevill, I.C.S., Published 1903 )

Jagir in Bahraich

Juned Ahmad Noor

At this time the assignments of lands in the district in Jagirs in Revenue-free or service tenure were very extensive. In Pargana Bahraich alone no less than 858 villages were held by one Nawab Mirza Muhammad Jahan in jagir. Saiyid Muzaffar Husain, another grantee, held 60 villages, and 127 more were assigned in revenue-free tenure to others. This system of jagirs continued to the days of Asaf-ud-daula. In 1750 A.D. Raja Newal Rai, the great minister of Safdar Jang, held 54 villages, and in 1756 Mairam Ali Khan was given 148 villages in the same manner, while Guji Beg Khan and Saiyid Mir lhsan Khan held for many years no less than 346 villages between them. After the death of Shuja-ud-daula in 1775, his successor, Asaf-ud-daula, resumed all the grants with the exception of 225 villages reserved for himself. by the minister, Mir Afrid Ali Khan The latter was compelled to relinquish the property on the death of Asaf-ud-daula, when it was seized by the Nazim, Rai Amar Singh. No jagirs were granted in Bahraich after the accession of Saadat Ali Khan, save the Bhinga estate, which, under the engagement executed by that Nawab in favour of the Bahu Begam was made over to that lady in 1798, together with Gonda, and remained in her possession till her death in 1818. These estates profited largely by .being exempt from the interference of the Government revenue officials.

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