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A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II By: William Sleeman (1788-1856) |
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THROUGH THE KINGDOM OF OUDE, IN 1849 1850;
BY DIRECTION OF THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF DALHOUSIE,
GOVERNOR GENERAL. WITH PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO THE ANNEXATION
OF OUDE TO BRITISH INDIA, &c. BY MAJOR GENERAL SIR W. H. SLEEMAN, K.C.B. Resident at the Court of Lucknow IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. I. LONDON:
RICHARD BENTLEY,
Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty.
1858.
[Transcriber's note:
The author's spelling of the names of places and people vary
considerably, even within a single paragraph. The spelling of place
names in the text varies from that shown on the map. The author's
spelling is reproduced as in the printed text.]
PREFACE My object in writing this DIARY OF A TOUR THROUGH OUDE was to
prepare, for submission to the Government of India, as fair and full
a picture of the real state of the country, condition, and feeling of
the people of all classes, and character of the Government under
which they at present live, as the opportunities which the tour
afforded me might enable me to draw. The DIARY must, for the present, be considered as an official
document, which may be perused, but cannot be published, wholly or in
part, without the sanction of Government previously obtained. W. H. SLEEMAN.
Lucknow, 1852. This permission was accorded by the Honourable Court of Directors
in December last. [Transcriber's note: Rambles and Recollections of an Indian
Official by W. H. Sleeman 2nd Ed. 1915, p.xxxvi notes that the date
of the permission was not December 1851, but December 1852.]
CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. Biographical Sketch of Major General Sir W. H. Sleeman, K.C.B. Introduction Private correspondence preceding the Journey through the Kingdom of
Oude
CHAPTER I. Departure from Lucknow Gholam Hazrut Attack on the late Prime
Minister, Ameen od Dowla A similar attack on the sons of a former
Prime Minister, Agar Meer Gunga Sing and Kulunder Buksh Gorbuksh
Sing, of Bhitolee Gonda Bahraetch district Rughbur Sing Prethee
Put, of Paska King of Oude and King of the Fairies Surafraz mahal
CHAPTER II. Bahraetch Shrine of Syud Salar King of the Fairies and the
Fiddlers Management of Bahraetch district for forty three years
Murder of Amur Sing, by Hakeem Mehndee Nefarious transfer of
khalsa lands to Tallookdars, by local officers Rajah Dursun Sing
His aggression on the Nepaul Territory Consequences Intelligence
Department How formed, managed, and abused Rughbur Sing's
management of Gonda and Bahraetch for 1846 47 Its fiscal effects A
gang robber caught and hung by Brahmin villagers Murder of
Syampooree Gosaen Ramdut Pandee Fairies and Fiddlers Ramdut
Pandee, the Banker the Rajahs of Toolseepoor and Bulrampoor Murder
of Mr. Ravenscroft, of the Bengal Civil Service, at Bhinga, in 1823.
CHAPTER III. Legendary tale of breach of Faith Kulhuns tribe of Rajpoots Murder
of the Banker, Ramdut Pandee, by the Nazim of Bahraetch Recrossing
the Ghagra river Sultanpoor district, State of Commandants of
troops become sureties for the payment of land revenue Estate of
Muneearpoor and the Lady Sogura Murder of Hurpaul Sing, Gurgbunsee,
of Kupragow Family of Rajahs Bukhtawar and Dursun Sing Their
bynama Lands Law of Primogeniture Its object and effect Rajah
Ghalib Jung Good effects of protection to Tenantry Disputes about
Boundaries Our army a safety valve for Oude Rapid decay of Landed
Aristocracy in our Territories Local ties in groves, wells, &c.
CHAPTER IV. Recross the Goomtee river Sultanpoor Cantonments Number of persons
begging redress of wrongs, and difficulty of obtaining it in Oude
Apathy of the Sovereign Incompetence and unfitness of his Officers
Sultanpoor, healthy and well suited for Troops Chandour, twelve
miles distant, no less so lands of their weaker neighbours absorbed
by the family of Rajah Dursun Sing, by fraud, violence, and
collusion; but greatly improved Difficulty attending attempt to
restore old Proprietors Same absorptions have been going on in all
parts of Oude and the same difficulty to be everywhere encountered
Soils in the district, mutteear , doomutteea , bhoor , oosur
Risk at which lands are tilled under Landlords opposed to their
Government Climate of Oude more invigorating than that of Malwa
Captain Magness's Regiment Repair of artillery guns Supply of grain
to its bullocks Civil establishment of the Nazim Wolves Dread of
killing them among Hindoos Children preserved by them in their dens,
and nurtured... Continue reading book >>
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