CH ITRAKOT FALLS ON THE , . CENTRAL · P·ROVINCES GAZETTEERS. ·

CHHATTISGARH FEUD.ATORY STATES.

WRITTEN BY E. A. DE BRETT, I.C. s., Political Agent.

•• JSombal]: PRINTED AT THE TIMES PRESS.

I gog. PREFATORY NOTE.

The materials from which this volume has been compiled have been supplied in the case of Bastar, Kanker, Surguja, Raigarh, Jashpur, Sakti, Khairagarh, Kawardha, Korea and Chang Bhakar by the. Feudatory Chiefs, and in the case of Udaipur, Sarangarh, Nandgaon, Chhuikhadan by the Superin­ tendents in charge of these States. The Chiefs and their Diwans and uther officials, who have assisted in the work, deserve special thanks for the trouble which they have taken and the same remark applies to the Superintendents. The Chief of Surguja, Bahadur Raghunath Saran Singh Deo, Rai Bahadur Panda Baijnath, Extra Assistant Com­ missioner (Diwan of Bastar) and Babu C.S. Ishwar Sekhram (Diwal of Sakti) have kindly assisted the work by sending photographs to illustrate it. Mr. H. Cousens, Superinteadent of , Arch~ology, has also contributed two photographs. Without . the help so kindly given by Mr. G. W. Gayer of the Indian ~ Police (formerly Administrator of Bastar)and Mr. E. A. Rooke, Forest Officer of that State, the account of the birds and animals found there· would have been very incomplete. In the Gazetteers of the Chota Nagpur States, certain notes by Mr. L. E. B. Cobden-Ramsay, I.C.S., have been drawn upon very freely. The information regarding the geological for­ mations of the States has been derived from papers prepared by Mr. Vredenburg. Lastly, Messrs. R. V. Russell, I.C.S., A. E. Nelson, I. C. S., and Hira Laf, E. A. C., have given much · valuable advice as to the form into which· the work should be '"thrown, while Pandit Ganpat Rao, Superintendent of the Political Agent's Office, Feudatories, and Babu S. N. Bose, lately a member of the Rajkumar College Staff and tutor to the Chief of Sarangarh, have devoted much time . to the preparation of the drafts for the press. To all these. :. gentlemen my acknowledgments are due. ;" ...:

RAIPUR, l• E. A. neF., Tile 2oth june :gog. f CHHATTISGARH FEUDATORY STATES.

CONTENTS.

Facing page. LIST OF THE POLITICAL. AGENTS \VHO HAVE HELD CHARGE OF THE AGENCY I Page INTRODUCTION I- 24 BASTAR 25-70 KANKER ••• 7I- 84 NANDGAON .•• 85-rro KHAIRAGARH ... III-131 CHHUIKHADAN .•• !.)2-144• KAWARDHA .•. 145-165 RAIGARH ... .•• r66-1go SAKTI ••• . .. Igi-20[ SARANGARH ••• ... 202-225 SURGU)A ... 226-259 UDAIPUR ... 260-276 ) ASH PUR ••• ... 27i-294 KOREA ... 295-305 CHANG BHAKAR ooo306-Jr6 APPENDIX•GAZETTEER OF TAHSILS, ZAMINDARIS, ToWNS, IMPORTANT VILLAGES, RIVERS AND HILLS.... 319-354

LIST OF MAPS AND PHOTOGRAPHS. Page I. Chitrakot Falls on the lnddivati River, Bastar State ... Frontispiece. 2. Rajkumar Coliege, Raipur 1 Map of Bastar and Kanker States ••• 25 4· A temple at Barsur, Bastar State 39 . 5· Stone figure, Amrati, Bas tar State, origin un- known 41 6. Group of Marias, Bastar State, in dancing dress 45 f 7· Maria girls, Bastar State 47-.,!~ 8. Marias in dancing dress, Dantewara, Bastar :t ~ ,.-. j l State · ... ••• 5~"·.· \ ·W'\• Vl CONTENTS.

PAGE 9· ~lap of Nandgaon, Khairagarh, Chhuikhadan and Kawardha States ... · xo. l\Iap of Raigarh, S::tkti and Sarangarh States .•• 11. Rock inscription of Shri Kumar Vasant, xst Century A. D. at Damaudahra Gunji hills, Sakti State 1 93 12. Sarangarh copperplate inscription of M a!J.fl- Sudeva 202 13. Temple of Mahaprabhu from east, Pujaripali, Sarangarh State... 20S 14. Temple of Kevatin from south-east, Pujaripali, Sarangarh State 209 15. Doorway of ruined temple of Ranijhula, Puja- ripali, Sarangarh State 212 x6. Map of Surguja, Udaipur, J ash pur, Korea, and Chang Bhakar States 226 17. Entrance of the Hathi Pol, a natural tunnel in the Ramgarh Hill, ... 229 18. Interior of the temple on Ramgarh Hill, Sur- guja State.-Figures of Lakshman, Ram- chandra and Janki (from left to right) 232 xg. A group of Pahari Korwas, ••• 277 20. A Pahari Korwa, jashpur State, carrying arrows with the barbs fixed in his back hair. 281 21. l\l usicians of the Ghasia caste, Jash pur State, with specimen of mask 285 .PARAGRAPH INDEX.

Introduction :- PAGE I. General Introduction I 2. Bastar and Kanker .•• 2 3· Nandgaon, Khairagarh, Chhuikhadan and Kawardha... ••• 3 -l· Raigarh, Sakti and Sarangarh .•• 4 5· Surguja, Udaipur, Jashpur, Korea and Chang Bhakar 5 ~· History and status of the Chiefs. The States prior to British rule ... 8 7· The States under British rule II 8. Sub-tenure holders -· I7 9· Land revenue administration I8 ro. General Administration.-Administrative control I9 I r. Excise arrangements 2I ... ~·· 12. Forests ib. 13. Education 22 q. The Rajkumar College ib. Bastar State- rs. Boundaries and physical features ••• 2 511 r6. Rivers 26 17. Geology ib.-:= 18. Botany 27 , 19. Wild animals .•• 3I 20. Birds 3311 21. Rainfall and climate •• 35 22. History ••• 36 2J. Archreology ••• 38 24· Population-Statistics 40 25. Growth of population ib. 26. Diseases ib. 27. Occupation ib. 28. Language 41 29· Religion ib. JO. Festivals ... 43 31• Caste 44 J2. Social life and customs 47 33· Customs at death 49 34· Villages.•• so Amusements ••• 35· Si< .. . ··\-..,.·,, viii PARAGRAPH INDEX.

Page 36. Leading families ... 51 37· Agriculture-Soils .., • ... 52 J8. Statistics of cultivation ... 53 39· Crops ...... z'{J. 40· Method of cultivation ... ib. 41· Irrigation ' 55 42. Cattle ... ib. Loans ••• ... ib. 43· ' 44· Prices ... s6 45· Wages .•• ib. 46. Manufactures .•• 57 47· Markets. . ib. 48. Trade .• , ib. 49· Communications £b. so. Forests .•• ss sx. Minerals . 59 52· Famine ... ib. 53· Land revenue administration 6o 54· Muafis ••• 66 55· General Administration-Administrative control. ib. s6. Land Record Staff ... ! ••• ib. 57· Litigation and Crime ... ib. ss. · Laws in force ••• ... 67 59· Excise ••• .... £b. 6o. Sanitation ib. 6r. Public \Vorks ..... ib. '62. Police ••• ib. _. 63. Kotwars 68 64. Jail .•• ...... £b . 65. Education .... iTJ. 66. Medical relief••• ... 6g 67. Vaccination .•• ib. 68. Takoli ••• ib. 69. Income and Expenditure 70 Kan"Rer State- • 70. Boundaries and physical features .•• 7I 71. Rainfall and climate 72 72. History - ib. 73· Archreology ••• 73 74• Population.-Statistics ... ib. 75· Religion, language and caste ... ib. 76. Social life ~nd customs ... 74 77. Agriculture-Soils ••• ib. 78. Statistics of cuftivation 75 PARAGRAPH INDEX. lX

Page 79· :\Iethod of cultivation 75 So. Crops zb. 8r. Cattle ib.- 8z. Loans ib. 83. Prices ib. 8-t. Wages ... 76 85. Trade ••• ib. 86. -Manufactures ... ib. 87. Forests... 77 88. Minerals ib. 8g. Famine... ib. ~o. Land revenue administration 78 91. General Administration-Administrative C(lntrol 81 92. Litigation and Crime 83 93· Excise . .. ib. 9-t· Police ... ib. 95· Jail i~ g6. Medical relief... 84 97: Vaccination ... ib. g8. Education ib. 99· Income and Expenditure ib. Niindgao1z State- 100. Boundaries and physical features 8s 101. Rivers : .. ib. 102. Geology ib. 103. Botany .•• 86 104· Wild animals 87 105. Rainfall zb. I06. History ib. 107. An.:hreology ... 89 108, Population.-Statistics il;. 109. Diseases .•• ib. 110. Language ... go . II I. Occupation ib. I I2, Religion ib. 113· Rural superstitions ib. I14o Caste ...... 91 II5. Social life and customs 92 II6. Leading families ... 94 117· Agriculture-Soils ... ib. u8. Statistics of cultivation 95 ug. Method of cultivation ib. 120. Irrigation ...... 96 I 21, Cattle ... ib. X · PARAGRAPH INDEX.

Page 122. Cattle diseases g6 123. Loans ••• ib. 124· Prices .•• ib. 125· 'Wages .•• ... 97 126. Manufactures .•• g8 127- Cotton mills ib. 128. Marts -· 99 129. Trade •.. ib. 130. Communications ib. 131- Forests •.• ib. 132· Roadside arboriculture IOO 133· Minerals • ib. 134· Fan1ine ib. 1 Land revenue administration 101 35· - 136. Revenue-free grants ••• 105 137· Tribute••• ib. 138. General Administration-Administrative control ib. 1 39· Land Record Staff ••• 107 140· Litigation and Crime ... ib. 141· Sanitation 108 142· Police ••• ib. 143· Excise ••• ib. 144· Registration ••• IOO 1 45· Education ...... ib•. q6. Medical relief ib. 147· Vaccination 10. q8. jail: IIO 149· Municipality ••• ib. ISO. Public Works ib. 151. Income and Expenditure ib. Kh.airiigark State- 152. Boundaries and physical features ••• Ill 153· Geology ib. 154· 'Botany.:. II2 ISS· Wild animals ••• ib. IS6. Rainfall and climate ib. 1 57•. History ib. zs8. Archreology ••• 115 IS9· Population.-Statistics II6 16o. Diseases ib. 161. Language ib. 162. Occupation ib. 163 • Religion ib. 164. . Festivals II7 PARAGRc\PH INDEX. xi

Page. 165. Caste I I7 166. Social life and customs ••• II8 167. Leading families II9 168. Agriculture-Soils 120 169. Statistics of cultivation ib. 170. Cattle 121 171. Marts •• ib. 172. Leans ib. 17 3· Prices ...• ib. 174· \Vages ... ib. 175· Trade ... ib. 176. Communications 1:22 177· Forests·_ ib. 178. Roadside arboriculture ib. 179· Minerals ib. 18o. Famine 123 181. Land revenue administration ib. 182. General Administration-Administrative con- trot ... 126 183. Land Record Staff ... 12S I84. Litigation and Crime ib. IS5. Excise .•• ib. IS6. Registration 129 IS7. 1\1 unicipality ib. ISS. Sanitation ib. JS9. Public Works••• ib. 190. Police ... ib. 191. jail 130 I92• Education ib. I93· Medical... 1b. I9-!· Vaccination ib. I95· Income and Expenditure 13I Chhuildzadan State- I96. Boundaries and physical features 132 I 97. Geology £b. 19S. Botany ...... £b. '99· Wild animals .•• .... 133 200. Rivers ••• ib. 201. Rainfall ib. 202. History .•• ib. 20J. Archreology I34 204. Population.-Statistics ib. 205. Villages £b. 206. Language 135 xii PARAGRAPH INDEX.

Page 207· Occupation ... 135 208. Religion ... ib. 209. Festivals ib 210. Caste ib 211. Social life and customs 136 212. Agriculture-Soils ih. 213. Statistics of cultivation ... ib. 214· Progress of cropping ib. 215· Cattle: 137 216. Loans ...... ib. 217. Prices ... ib. 218. Wages:•• ib. 219· 1\Ianufactu;es.•• 138 220. Communications ib. 221. Forests ••. ... ib. 222. Minerals ib. 223· Famine 139 224· Land revenue administration ib. 225· General Ad ministration -Administrative con- trot ••• 142 226. Land Record Staff ••• 143 227· Litigation and Crime ...... ib. 228. Registration ih: 229.. Excise ... ib. 230. Police ib. 231. Jail ... 144 232· Education ib. 233· Medical relief ••• ib. 234· Vaccination ih. 235· Income an<:I Expenditure ib. Kaward"a State- 23~· Boundaries and physical features ••• !45 237· GeolC?gy ... ib. 238. Botany.,. ••• 146 239· Wild animals •.• ib. 240· Rainfall and. climate.•• , ... 147 241· History ••• ... ib. 242· Archreology ••• 148 243· Population.-Statistics ib. 244· Language ... iZ.. 2

Page 249. Social life and customs ISO 250. Marriage .. 1 ib. 251. Leading families ib. 252. Agriculture-Soils I5I 253· Statistics of cultivation I 52 254. Statistics of crops ib. 255. C;:..ttle •• i b. 256 .. Cattle diseases .. 1 I53 257· Loans ... ib. 258. Prices ... ib. 259. Wages... ib. 260. l\fanufactures I54 2SI. Trade .•• ib. 262. Communications ib. 263. Markets ib. 264. Forests... •• ib. 2S5. Minerals I55 266. Famine... ib. 267. Land revenue administration I 56 268. General Administration-Administrative control. 162 269. Land Record Staff ••• ••• I63 2iO· Litigation and Crime ib. 271. Excise ••• ib. 272. Sanitation 164 273. Public Works... ib. 274. Police ... ib. 275. Kotwiirs ib. 276. 1ail ib. 277; Education 165 278. Medical t:elief ... ib. 2i9. Vaccination ib. 280. Income and Expenditure ib.

J?ai~ark State-- 28I. Boundaries and physical features... 166 282. Geology ib. 283. Botany .•• 167 284. Wild animals and birds ib. 285. Rainfall 168 286. History ... ib. 287. Population.-Statistics 170 288. Irrigation ib. 289. Climate and diseases ' ib Occupation Language XIV . PARAGRAPH I~DEX.

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Page Saldi State- 335· Boundaries and physical features ... 191 336. Geology ib. 337· Botany .•• ib. 338. Wild animals ..• £b. 339· Rainfall ib. 340. History.•• 192 341 .. Archceology .. 1 93 342. Population.-Statistics t"b 3-t3· Climate t"b. 3H· Occupation • ib. 345· Language 1 94 346. Religion zb. 3-t7· Caste .•• iv. 348. Social life and customs ib. 3-t9· Leading families 1 95 350. Agriculture-Soils .•• ib. 351. Statistics of cultivation ib. 352. Statistics of crops tb, 353~ Irrigation 196 354· Cattle ib. 355· Loans .. . ib. 356. Prices .. . ib. 357· \Vages ••• ib. 358. Manufactures ... 197 359· Trade ...... ib. 360. Roads ••• ib. 361. Forests ••• ib. 362. Minerals ib. 363. Famine ib. 36-t-. Land revenue administration ib. 365. General Administration-Administrative control. 198 366. Land Record Staff .•• 200 367. Litigation and Crime . ib. 368. Excise ••• ib. · 369. Sanitation 2"b. 370. Public Works ... ib. 371. Police ... 201 372. Jail ih. 373· Education t'h. 374· Medical t'b. 375· Vaccination ih . 376. Income and Expenditure • ib XVI PARAGRAPH INDEX.

Page Siirangark State-

377· Boundaries and physical features .•• Z02 378. Geology £b. 379· Botany .•• 203 380. Wild animals and birds ib.• 381. Rainfall ib. 382. History ib. 383. Archreology 206 384. Population. Statistics ib. 385. Villa~es ••• £b. 386. Growth of population 207 387. Migration ib. 388. Village statistics ib. 389. Diseases ib. 390. Language 208 391· Occupation tb. 392. Religion ib. 393· Caste ••. 209 394· Social life and customs 2II 395· Food ib. 396. Dress and amusements ib. 397· Leading families 212 398. Agriculture-Occupied and unoccupied area ib. 399· Statisti.cs of crops 213 400. Cattle and diseases ••• • •• ib. 401. Cattle marts ••• 214 402. Loans •.. ib. ..J03· Prices ib . 404. \Vages .•. 215 4°5· Manufactures ib. ..J06. Weights and measures ib • 407· Trade •.. 216 408. Communications ib. 4°9· Forests .•• -.. ib. 410. Minerals 217 4IJ· Famine ib. 412. Land revenue administration tb. -P3· General Administration-Administrative control 221 ·.P4· Land Record Staff ••• 223 41 5· Litigation and Crime ib. 416. Excise ••• ... 224 417. Registration •.• ib. ..p8. f>ublic Works .•• ib. P,\RAGRAPH l~DEX.

Page 4 19· Police ••• 22-f 420. Kotwars ih. 421. Jail ib. 422. Education 225 ·423· Dispensary and Vaccination ib. 42 4· Income and Expenditure ib. Surguja State­ ·P5· Boundaries and physical features ... 226 426. History .•• .... 227 42 7· Arch ecology 229 428. Population 23J 429. :\laterial condition 236 430. Leading families 238 431• Agriculture-Crops .•• 239 432 • Soils and methods of cultivation ••• 240 433· Jungle tribes ••• 241 434· Irrigation ib. 435· Loans ... .,.. 24:! 436. Prices .•. 243 437· Wages .•• ib. 438. l\Ianufacturt>s ... 244 439· Trade .•• 2 45 44°· Communications 246 441. Forests ... 2 47 442· Lac 249 443· Grazing dues ... ib. 4H· Minerals ifJ. 445· Famine ... 2 53 446. Land revenue administration ib. 447· General Administration-Administrative control 255 448. Excise ... 2$6 449· Medical and Vaccination 257 45°· Education it. 451. Police ... ib. 45 2 • Jail 2$8 453· Public Works ••• ib. 454· Laws in force ... 2 59 455· Income and Expenditure ib. Vdaipur State- 456. Position and boundaries 26o 457· Physical features ib. 45~t Botany ••• ih. 459· Geology ... 261 XVlll PARAGRAPH INDEX.

Page 460. Wild animals and birds 261 461. History•.• ib. 462. Population. Statistics ••• 262 463•. Religion, occupation and castes -263 464. Social life and customs ib. 465. Ceremonies at marriages, births and deaths 26.J 466. Amusements ••. 265 467. Leading families ib. 468. Agriculture-Soils ib. 469. Crops ib. 47°· Cattle ... 266- 471. Loans ib. 2 47 • Prices ib. 473· \Vages .•• ... 267 474· Manufactures ••• 26~ 475· Weights and:measures ib. 476. Markets ib. 477· Trade ••• ib. 478. Communications ... i!J. 479· Forests .•• 269 480. Minerals ... ib. 481. Famine .•• ih. 482. Land revenue administration 270 48J. General Administration-Administr::.tive control 27-:l 484. Education 273 485. Land revenu~ settlement and records 274 486. Litigation and Crime ib. 487.· Excise ••• ib. 488. Sanitation • ib. 489. Medical relief ••• 275 490· Vaccination ••• ih. 491. Jail ib. 492. Public \Vorks .•• ... ib. 493· Police .•• io. .494· Laws in force ..• 276- 495· Takoli ••• • ib. 496. Income and Expenditure ib. /askpur State- 497· Boundaries and physical features .•• 277 498. Botany ••• ••• 278 499· Wild animals and birds ib. soo. Climate and rainfall ..• 279 501. History.•• ib. 502. Arch<£ology 2Fo PARAGRAPH IXDEX. XIX

Page 503. Population. Statistics 281 504. Caste ..• zb. 5°5· Religion and language 282 so6. Social life and customs 283 SO]. Leading families 286 508. .-\griculture ib. 509. Cattle, sheep and goats 287 .) 10. ·Prices ... 288 511. Wages ... ib. 512. \Veights and measures ib. 51J. Trade .. . 289 5'4· Roads .. . ih. 51,5. Manufactures .•• ib. 516. Forests ib. 5'7· Minerals 290 518. Land revenue administration ib. 5'9· General Administration-Administrative control 292 520. Laws in force ... ib. 521. Excise 293 522. Police ... ib. 52J. Jail ib. 52-f. Medical ih. 525. Vaccination in. 526. Education ib. 52]. Income and Expenditure ib. Kon·a State- 528. Boundaries and physical features 295 529. Geology 296 53°· Botany ..• ih. 531• Wild animals ...... ih. SJ2. Rainfall and climate ib. 533· History .. ih. 534· Archreology 297 535· Population ib. 536. Leading families 298 537· Agriculture ih. 538. Irrigation 299 539· Cattle ... ib. .5-fO. Markets ih . 1 .54 • Loans ib • 54 2 • Trade ... ih. 543· Prices ... ~00 544· Wages .•• ib. .5-t-5· Weights and measures ... J01 XX :PARAGRAPH lSDEX,

Page 546. Communications ...... JOI ::4i· Forests ••• ib. 548. Minerals .... ib. 549· Land revenue administration JOZ ·· 550. General Administration-Administrative control. ib. 551. Police ... .•• .•• ••• 303 Excise ..• ... ib. .553· Litigation and Crime ... 304 554· Jail ib. 555· Education z'h. 556. Medical relief.•• ib. 557· Public Works .•• ... ib. 558. Takoli ••• ib. 559· Income and Expenditure 305 Chang Bkakiir State- 560. Boundaries and physical features .•• J06 56 I. Botany •• • •• 'J07 562. Wild animals ..• ib. 563. Climate ... ib. 564. History ib. 565. Arch reo logy ... 308 566. Population 309 567. Customs at birth ... 311 568. Marriage customs ib 569. Agriculture ...... ih. 570. Land revenue administration 313 57•· General Administration-Administrative control. 3I.t ;b. 57 2• Police 573· Roads £b. 57-4· Trade 315 575· Excise ••• ib. 576. Education ... ib. 577· Jail ... ib. 578. Medical ih. 579· Laws in force ...... lb. · 580. Income and Expenditure 316 IXDEX • xxt

.\PPE~DIX.-GAZETTEER OF T.-\HSILS, TOWNS, DIPORT.-\~T VILLAGES, RIVERS•A~D HILLS. Page .\'amt' of P/,zct!­ .\mandula 319 Ambikapur ib. Amgaon ib. Ant~igarh Tahsil ib • .-\ntiigarh Village 320 Arrii ib. Asra ib. Biigbiihar ib. Bagicha ib. Biigh Nadi ib. Bailmnthpur .. . ib. Biikarumii .. . ib. Bamhni 321 Banas River .•• ib. Ban bod ib. Bandarchua ... ib, Bandhii ib. Banjari ib. Bargarh ib. Barsur 322 Bas tar ib. Bataikela ib. Bene ib. .Bhagwanpur ib . Bhairamgarh ib. Bharamurio .•• ib. Bharathpur ib. Bhiji 323 Bhimbhori ib. Bhondii ib. Bhopiilpatnam Zami'ndari •• ib. BiFtpur Tahsil ib. Bijapur Village 32-J. Bilbahrii ib. Binftdi ib. Bodri'i ... ib . Bore tara ib. Boria ib. Borla ib. Bugudega ib. Bulga ib. XXll 1:\"DEX.

Page Chapka ' :125 Chara rna ib. Charratnagar ib. Chhat ib. Chhapri ib. Chhuikhadan ib. Chhuria 326 Chilhati ib. Chilpi ib. Chintalnar Zamindari ib. Chirchari ib. Chithra ib. Chitrakot ib. Dalpurwa ... 327 Danrbiila ib. Dantewara ib. Darbag hat ... ib, Dasrangpur ib. Daudi ib. Demdea 328 Deo-Dongar ••• ib. Deogaon ib. Deragarh ib. Dewadand ib. Dhanora ib. Dhaurpur ib. Dharamjaigarh ib. Dhonga Amba ib. Dipadih 32 9 Diwan's Estate ib. Dokla ib. Dokra ib. Dongargaon ... in. Dongargarh ••• ib. Dor.gar Kalan 330 Dongarpali ... ib. Gadia Pahar... ib. Gangaliir ib. Gharghoda ib. Ghori 3"'1·' Ghumka ib. Gunji ib. Gur ib. Gurda ib. Il'\DEX. xxiii

Page Halba 33 1 Harchoka £b. Haria pur z"b. Hetghftt 33 2 Ib River ib. lndori ib. lndr<-t\·ati River z"b. jagdalpur Tahsil ib. Town 333 jajang £b. jamgaon ib. jamirapat ib. jarwe ib. jashpurnagar ib. jatra 33-1- Jhagarpur ib. jhalmala ih. Jhilmili ih. jhirnft £b. jiiba ih. judg:-t ih. Kanker ib. Kamarji 335 Karanpali ih. Karrft ib~ Kawardha ih. Kerftdih ih. Keribandha .•. 336 Khairagarh ... ib. Khamaria ib. , Khandi Hill ... i!;. Khargawan Zamindiiri ih. Kharga wan Village 337 Khoba .•• ib. Khuni ..• ... .. ib. Khuria ib. Khursia ib. Khusri ..• 338 Kilhari ib. Kokapar ib. Kondagaon Tahsil ... I. Kondagaon Village 2. Kondpali ib. Konpi'ira ib. xxiv IXDEX.

Pao-e,.. Konta Tahsil 338 Konta Village 339 Koreagarh ib. Kotapalli Zamindari Jh. Kotra .. ib• Kotri River ... ib • Kotwar , ... ib. Kudumkela '.•• ib. Kuluinsur "or Kuteshwar 340 Kurda i. Kurna .•• ib. Kurus pal ib. Kutru Zamindari ...• i!J. Lailunga ib. Lakhanpur (Surguja State) ' 341 Laosara ib. Lawa River ib. Lerua .•• ih. Lodam ib. Lohattar .... 342 Lot Nullah ib. Lowakera ib. l\ladder ib. l\lahanadi River 343 Maharajpur ... ib. Mailan ib. Main pat ib. l\land River •• ib. Masania Kalan • ib. 1\Iaziimgarh Hill £h. . l\lilupara io• Mohara 344 Mohgaon ib. Mohgaon Pargana .•• ib. Mud par ib. Mugdega £h. !\I uri par ... ib • !\I urergarh ib. · Marua Hill ib: Nagar £b. Narainpal ib. Narainpur 3t5 Narayanpur ..• ib. Nawagaon ... ib. INDEX, XXV

Pag:e Padigaon 345 Paharbula ib. Pandadah ib, Pandrapat ib. Paralkot Zamindari :46 Pathalgaon .•• ib. Patna Zamindari .. ib. Patn:'i Village ib. Partabpur ... ib. Phaguram ... ib. Pharasbahar ... ib. Phutkel Zamindari ... 347 Pi pari a ib, Pondi .•• ib. Pouri Hill ib. Pusaur ib, Raigarh ib. Raikera Zamindari .•. 348 Raikera Village ib. Rainkhol ib. Rajadhar ib. Raj-~andgaon ib .. Ramgarh Hill ib. Ram kola 349 Ranijhula ib. Raveli ib. Rengakhar Zamindari ib. Rer River ib. Saja ... ib. Sakarrii t"b. Sakti .. 350 Sambalpur ib. Sandi •. ib, Sankra ib, Sanna ...... ib . Sarangarh ib.

Sarangpal ,l:>~~I Saria .•• ib. Sarona ib. Selegaon ib. Semra... ib. Sheopur ib. Singhara 352 Siri River ib. xxvi I:SDEX.

Page Somni ••• 35 2 Sonhat ... £b. Son pur ib. Srinagar ib. Sukma Zamindari ib. Suloni 353 Sur ib. Surangadeha ib. Tamnar ib. Tamta ib. Tapkara ib. Tarapur ib.

Temur ·~ ib. Tetla •.• ib- Tirathgarh ib. Turri ••• ... 35-t Upar~hat ib. Upkachna ib. Wadi.rbandh ib. List sllrm:ing- w:mzes of Officers who lzave lzeld tlze appoin tmcm of tlze Political Agent, Clllzattisgar!L Feudatories, since the formation of tlze Agency with the dates of their periods of office.

Period !\"arne of Officer. From To

l\lr. F. C. Berry, C.I.E. 29·4·I887 I8-5-I88g ,, (Sir) A. H. L. Fraser (K.C.S.I.), -l Commissioner, held charge in J I9·5·I88g 10-7•188g addition to his own duties. I8-5-I892 7-6-1892 , J. A. C. Sl\ inner .•• I I·j·I88g I0-12-188g , J. P. Goodridge I I" I 2·I88g I g-12·1891 , D. 0. :\Ieiklejohn •.. f 20·I2-I8gi 17-5·I892 l 18-6-I896 26-4·1897 , H. Priest 8-6·1892 16-s-189.'; ( I7·5·1893 2-11-1893 l0-4-1901 1-9-I901 , .-\. S. \V o mack 1 19-I 1•1901 14"5-1904 28-6-I904 26-6-1905 l 16-7-I905 4-3-1906 , .-\. D. Younghusband, Political } 3•1 1-1893 21·7·1895 Agent ... •.• ·•• •·• 3o-9-1895 29·4-1896 Held charge as Commissioner in} 27·4·1897 7·5·1897 addition to his own duties ••• 2-6-189~ 4-9-18g8 Mr. L. A. G. Clarke 22-7-I895 29-9-1895 Col. j. A. Temple, Commissioner,) held charge in addition to his J 30-4-1896 17· 6-1896 own duties. l\Ir. R ••\. B. Chapman ••• { 8-5-1897 1-6-18g8 5-9-1898 I0·2-1f>99 11•2·18gg , F. G. Sly ... { 30-8-1900 12•10•1900 20-2·1901 , P. Hemingway 31-8-1900 11-IO·IgDO , J W. E. Poynting ••• ••• 21-2-1901 9"4-1901 , (Sir) A. Blennerhassett (Bart.) 2•9·1901 18-1 1·1901 , E. Batchelor••• 15·5-1904 15-6·1904 , H. E. Hemingway••• 16-6-1904 27-fi-1904 , H.l\1. Laurie, Offg. Commis- l sioner, held charge in addition to J 27-6-1905 15·7-1905 his own duties. Political Agent 5"3-1906 20-4-1907 Mr. F. A. T. Phillips, Commissioner,} held charge in addition to his 21"4•1907 8-5-1907 own duties ••• ••• . .• , A. B. Napier g-5-1907 11-j-1907 , E. A. deBrett 12-]"1907 {present incumbent)