| 1 | 1463 | BRD 29 1+2 (R + V) | Iqrār; Sale deed | Sale of several villages in pargana Dhar by Munji and Mana mandlōī to Bhagwan Das, Gopal Das, Jayanti Das, sons of Ganesh Das, son of Gunraj chadhuri for 18,505 golden Muzaffarīs (which seems like an enormous amount of money). Long list follows, then Hindi equivalents, which continue on the reverse. | 6 seals, including one qāz̤ī‘s |
| 2 | 1463 | BRD 30 1 + 2 (R + V) | Iqrār; Girwī-nāma | Very similar to BRD 29, exactly same seals and handwriting and similar but not all same parties. Munji mandlōī of tappa qasba Sadalpur and mauzaʿ Kesur of pargana Dhar mortgages several villages that belong to him, ancestrally, for 18,505 golden Muzaffarī rupees, to chaudhrī Bhagwandas, Gopal Das and Jayanti Das, sons of Ganesh Das, son of Gunraj, of pargana Dhar. | 6 seals, including one qāz̤ī‘s |
| 3 | 1574 | DAI LNS MS 235 (a) R +V * | Parvāna | 200 bīghas fallow land granted to Jayanti Das, Narhar Das and others for their loyalty and efforts for cultivating and settling pargana Dhar. | 2 seals, to be deciphered |
| 4 | 1617 | BRD 4 R | Copy of Nishān | ʿInām grant of several villages to Mohan Das, qānūngō of pargana Dhar | None |
| 5 | 1626 | NAI 2703/2 | Qaul qarār | Purshottam Das given the patta of ijāra of Mohanpur for Rs. 1100 per year. | Sundar Das |
| 6 | 1626 | NAI 2703/31 | Copy of Nishān | Mohan Das reappointed qānūngō of pargana Dhar and given ʿinām; process of issuing a nishān discussed. | Qāz̤ī Muhammad Mustafa; 1102/1690 |
| 7 | 1637 | NAI 2733/60 | Copy of Taṣdīq | Verification order under the seal of Mirza Khan. Old ʿinām grants in favour of Mohan Das, Chandar Bhan and Purshottam Das for several listed villages including Ahu, based on Akbar’s and Jahangir’s farmāns and other asnād of past rulers verified and a taṣdīq is issued. | Qāz̤ī Muhammad Mustafa |
| 8 | 1643 | NAI 2668/2 | Qaul qarār | Purshottam Das takes the patta of ijāra of Nalawada village in the jāgīr of a certain Nawab Sahib for Rs. 415 per year; instructions for good treatment of peasants. | To be deciphered |
| 9 | 1644 | BRD 16 (R + V); P Das 1644 NCD | Parvāna | Purshottam Das and Paras Ram are instructed to send lists of daily happenings because the writers does not have any such records with him. They are also asked to send any person who comes with news from Gujarat. | Abd al-Islam … ? banda-yi Sultan Murad Baksh … |
| 10 | 1654 | NAI 2703/3 | Qaul qarār | Purshottam Das takes the patta of ijāra of village Mohanpur for Rs 35; this is granted in view of his wish to populate the area and the agreement of peasantry. | To be deciphered |
| 11 | 1654 | DAI LNS MS 235 (c) R+V * | Parvāna | Declaration to chaudhrī of pargana Dhar regarding their duties of revenue collection and apprehension of thieves. | Diyanat Khan murīd-i Hazrat Shah Jahan |
| 12 | 1654 | DAI LNS MS 235 (j) R+V * | Parvāna | Dispute over rights to use water from a tank in pargana Dhar; peasants v. zamīndārs. Siwāī jamaʿ taxes mentioned. | … [servant of] Sultan Murad Baksh |
| 13 | 1654 | BRD 17 (R + V); Purshottam Das 1654 iii NCD R + V | Parvāna | Purshottam Das chaudhrī and Paras Ram qānūngō of pargana Dhar are informed that their ͑arz̤dāsht (petition) has arrived. They had written about the war with Audi Singh. [details unclear]. Since they had lots of issues/explanations, their petition, together with the petition of Sa ͑ādat Panāh (title of the jāgīrdār?) has been forwarded to Ḥuz̤ūr Nawāb Madār al-Mahām (a high title, could be wazīr). The recipients of the order are admonished to concentrate on the populating of the area and the collection of taxes. | |
| 14 | 1655 | NAI 2703/4 | Qaul qarār | Collective patta of ijāra for pargana Dhar, for Rs. 89501; mentions discount for locust attacks on margin. | To be deciphered |
| 15 | 1655 | DAI LNS MS 235 (d) R+V * | Parvāna | Order to the effect that since this year is a sāl kamāl (perfect year) because of good rains, no excuses will be accepted for not paying full taxes. | … Khan murīd … Shah Jahan |
| 16 | 1655 | BRD 3 (R + V) | Parvāna | That peasants have fled due to a natural calamity. Instructions to bring them back and repopulate the villages. | 1 seal, to be deciphered |
| 17 | 1655 | Purshottam Das 1655 NCD R + V | Parvāna | Chaudhrīs and qānūngōs of pargana Dhar told to repopulate the deserted villages, bringing back the villagers. | Illegible |
| 18 | 1655 | DAI LNS MS 235 (b) R+V * | Parvāna | In response to an ͑arz̤dāsht that Chandar Bhan has died and his survivors are struggling to secure livelihood due to high taxes. Some taxes forgiven, also some amount of 4,000 rupees. | Diyanat Khan murid-yi Hazrat Shah Jahan |
| 19 | 1655 | BRD 1 (R + V); Purshottam Das 1655 i NCD R + V (same document photographed twice) | Parvāna | That Purshottam Das, of the children (i.e., successors) of Chandar Bhan, had appealed to Diyanat Khan (Prince Murad Baksh’s diwān) about the matter of paying Rs 4,000 as pishkash for (becoming, or being confirmed as) marzbān (zamīndār; governor of hostile borderlands); that he would be pushed to exile if he had to pay so much. So the amount is forgiven. | 1 seal, to be deciphered |
| 20 | 1655 | BRD 7 (R + V); Purshottam Das 1654 ii NCD R (same document photographed twice) | Parvāna | Notes that the ͑arz̤dāsht Purshottam Das and Parasram had sent has arrived. Notes that harmful ideas have been harboured by the ijāradārs and muqaddams (headmen). That whatever needs to be done in order to settle the minds of the ri ͑aya (subjects) should be done. Same thing repeated on margin. | 1 seal Abd al-Islam ibn Muhammad … Khan ghulām-i Sultan Murad Baksh … 1053 |
| 21 | 1655 | DAI LNS MS 235 (i) R +V * | Parvāna | Order to Purshottam Das and Paras Ram in relation to girāsiyas and disturbance caused by them; also about taxes paid in a good year – which, at Rs 9,000, is too low compared to the last year of calamity. | […] Shah Buland Iqbal |
| 22 | 1656 | DAI LNS MS 235 (k) R+V * | Parvāna | The chaudhrāī of pargana Dhar is confirmed for Purshottam Das, given the exalted nishān and parvāna of the diwān. Assurance that the peshkash muqarrarī of the dihāt ʿināmī will not be more than Rs. 300. | Ibrahim (?) … to be deciphered |
| 23 | 1656 | NAI 2703/5 | Parvāna | According to catalogue – an order from Bijay Singh to officers (kārguzārs) not to interfere in the villages of pargana Hindola, which have been given to Purshottam Das as ʿinām. Is said to bear the seal of Bijay Singh. I have not been able to procure this document. | Bijay Singh |
| 24 | 1656 | 1656 AC-BRD | Parvāna | Because of the nishān dated 4 Rajab RY 30, which is 1066 (AH), and the iltimās (petition) of Mir Ibrahim, an order is issued confirming the service of chaudhrāī and certain villages to Purshottam Das. | Persian – illegible |
| 25 | 1657 | NAI 2703/6 | Copy of Nishān | Copy of a nishān addressed to Rao Amar Singh, that because of the transfer of Prince Murad Baksh, certain parganas in suba Malwa have been given in the jāgīr of the vukāla-yi sarkār. Amar Singh is instructed to go to the maḥāls (fiscal divisions) with twenty soldiers so that nobody creates a disturbance there. | Śrī Ram upāsak Chandrawat Rao Amar Singh Ji … [Hindi] |
| 26 | 1657 | DAI LNS MS 235 (l) R * | Parvāna | General information and admonishment to local officials to behave well, on change of areas from jagīr of Prince Murad Baksh to new appointee [possibly Prince Dara Shukoh] ; this document is connected with document: NAI 2703/6. | Śrī Ram upāsak Chand Rawat Rao Amar Singh … [Hindi] |
| 27 | 1658 | DAI LNS MS 235 (h) R + V * | Parvāna | In response to an ͑arz̤dāsht; admonition to be loyal and collect taxes, with indication that rewards will be given accordingly on arrival in the area. | Hakim Muzaffar banda-yi Shah Buland Iqbal Shah Dara |
| 28 | 1658 | NAI 2668/3 | Maḥz̤ar-nāma | Boundary dispute between two villages; Purshottam Das and others act as arbitrators. | To be deciphered |
| 29 | 1658 | BRD 18 (R+V) | Parvāna | In response to the note (nawishta) sent by Purshottam Das chaudhrī, about the disturbances created on the road near Ahu by Sanuji and Nathu and the efforts he (Purshottam Das) had made with his own horsemen to enforce the collection of taxes. He is told to work together with Paras Ram to get rid of the problem. | Very faint. Abd al-Islam, ibn … banda-yi … |
| 30 | 1658 | NAI 2703/28 | Letter | Admonishment to Purshottam Das from a superior for not letting peasants cultivate. | To be deciphered |
| 31 | 1658 | P Das 1658 NCD R+V | Copy of Parvāna | FIve villages in pargana Hindola, including Ajnai given to Chandar Bhan as dastūr dāmī, also other agricultural lands given to him as ʿinām. Also that wherever there are chaukīs (stations) 1/4 of the rusūm of chaudhrāt and qānūngōī is given over. | Hand-drawn : … Khan murīd-i Alamgir Bādshāh |
| 32 | 1659 | NAI 2703/8 | Parvāna (?) | Response to ͑arz̤dāsht about their nānkār (payment to chaudhrīs as tax collectors) villages; a qāz̤ī will reach to settle matters. Related to DAI (e). | No seal, a cypher (hand-drawn decorative monogram) |
| 33 | 1659 | DAI LNS MS 235 (e) R + V * | Parvāna | Response to ͑arz̤dāsht about their nānkār villages; qāz̤ī ‘jīū’ had already spoken about it, and whatever he decides will be settled. Related to 2703/8. | Nawazish Khan murīd-i Haz̤rat Shah Jahan |
| 34 | 1659 | DAI LNS MS 235 (f) R + V * | Parvāna | Response to ͑arz̤dāsht about the arrears of 1065 and the arrival of a representative of wizārat panāh Kifayat Khan. That they should pay up the arrears, and write whatever they have to say to wizārat panāh and do as he says. A qāz̤ī is also mentioned. | Nawazish Khan murīd-i Haz̤rat Shah Jahan |
| 35 | 1659 | DAI LNS MS 235 (g) R+V * | Parvāna | Purshottam Das and Paras Ram told to ensure population and farming. | Nawazish Khan murid-i Haz̤rat Shah Jahan |
| 36 | 1659 | NAI 2703/7 | Qaul qarār | Collective qaul for Rs 109,571 | Nawazish Khan |
| 37 | 1659 | NAI 2703/9 | Qaul qarār | Purshottam Das takes ijāra for pargana Jamli for Rs 901. | Nawazish Khan khānazād-i Aurangzeb Bahadur Alamgir Bādshāh Ghazī |
| 38 | 1659 | NAI 2733/4 | Letter (giving order) | New jāgīrdār of pargana Dhar orders Hamir Das to come to court; the worth of the jāgīr is said to be Rs 474, 900 dāms (copper coins). | None |
| 39 | 1660 | DAI LNS MS 235 (o1) R+ V | Parvāna | Acknowledges letter (khaṭ) the Purshottam Das and P Ram had written about [?] and says that the wakālat panāh has written ‘two words’ about it in response, ordered to act accordingly. | … .Nawazish Khani |
| 40 | 1660 | DAI LNS MS 235 (y) R + V * | Parvāna | In response to an ͑arz̤dāsht. That a parvāna has already been issued, and admonishment issued on some matter in relation to Narsingh Das. Nothing much on the reverse. | Nawazish Khan murīd-i Haz̤rat … Aurangzeb Alamgir Bādshāh Ghāzī |
| 41 | 1660 | DAI LNS MS 235 (p1) R + V * | Parvāna | Shaikh Abdul Rasul has reported that the muqaddam of the mauzaʿ Thanpur/Nihanpur has gone to pargana Jamli and is living there. His mata’ (possessions) and cattle are not being given, orders that they be handed over. | To be deciphered |
| 42 | 1660 | P Das 1660 i NCD R + V | Parvāna | House of Bulaqi Chand given to Purshottam Das; house to be repaired and the wood to be sent to his Lord (the issuer of the order). | … Khan murid Aurangzeb Alamgir Bādshāhi |
| 43 | 1660 | P Das 1660 iii NCD R + V | Parvāna | House of Suraj Bhan, which is attached to that of Purshottam Das, is given to the latter; wood and 200 rupees for the costs of the land to be sent to the sarkār (i.e., the noble ordering). | Nawazish Khan murīd-i Haz̤rat Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir Bādshāh Ghāzī |
| 44 | 1660 | P Das 1660 BRD 22 | Parvāna | In response to an ͑arz̤dāsht sent by Purshottam Das and P Ram, which has sent detailed information about the building of a lake (?) Sang/Nak/Tank in the village Niwasa. The architect has been sent (?) As per what they had said, 200 bullock-carters have been collected and it is necessary that they be put to work and not kept on the road. The putting of lime (chūna-puran) should be completed; chūna is to be supplied. About what you had said about the inspector (mushrif), it is Muhammad Hashim Shiqdar for 3 years. Same thing on marginal note. | … murīd-i Hazrat Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir Bādshāh Ghāzī |
| 45 | 1660 | P Das BRD 21 (R + V) | Parvāna | In response to an ͑arz̤dāsht sent by Purshottam Das chaudhrī and Paras Ram qānūngō of pargana Dhar. They had written that they are making no mistakes in keeping the peasants content. But the peasants were not relying on their words and aims, they did not know why. The order admonishes them to do all that is needed to improve the administration and cultivation of the pargana, leaving no suitable land fallow. And if any doubts remain, they can be cleared when the Wakālat Panāh (title = a noble, possibly Nawazish Khan) and when the writer himself comes to Mandu, they could send their vakīl. | … Nawazish Khanī (servant of Nawazish Khan) 1067 (old seal) |
| 46 | 1660 | P Das1660 AC-BRD | Parvāna | Hamid has repaired a house, which is attached to that of Bulaqi Chand, which is now given to Purshottam Das, for a pishkash of 150 rupees. | Illegible, damaged |
| 47 | 1660 | P Das BRD 8 (R + V) | Parvāna | Notes, in response to an ͑arz̤dāsht to the effect that the house of Bulaqi Chand belongs to him (Purshottam Das), and out of kindness it is given to him. The house must be destroyed (mismār) and the wood sent to His Lord (the noble who issued the parvāna). According to old tradition, take possession of it, and be engaged in the work of the government. | 1 seal … Khan murīd-i Aurangzeb Alamgir Bādshāh Ghāzī |
| 48 | 1660 | P Das 1660 AC-BRD-ii | Parvāna | This is an order addressed to qāz̤ī ‘jīū’, informing him that he (Nawazish Khan) has given the house that used to belong to Muhammad Hashim Siqdar, to Purshottam Das, wood and tiles should be dispatched to his Lord and make the land over to the said chaudhrī, on payment of 150 rupees as pishkash. | Nawazish Khan, murīd-i Hazrat Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir Bādshāh Ghāzī |
| 49 | 1660 | P Das BRD 2 (R + V) | Parvāna | In response to an ͑arzdāsht: that the house of Suraj Bhan, attached to house of Purshottam Das and his children, has been forfeited and is given over to Purshottam Das, subject to the payment of Rs 200 for the land and walls of the house. He should repair it for staying in it, and nobody should cause trouble. | Nawazish Khan, murīd-i Hazrat Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir Bādshāh Ghāzī |
| 50 | 1660 | DAI LNS MS 235 (l1) * | Parvāna | Purshottam Das and Paras Ram are told that they must investigate the theft of a camel and find it, not consider themselves excused. | Muhammad … servant of Nawazish Khan |
| 51 | 1660 | DAI LNS MS 235 (z) R + V | Parvāna | In response to a letter. Told to come to court to sort out some dispute? | To be deciphered |
| 52 | 1660 | NAI 2668/4 | Farigh Khaṭṭī | Purshottam Das repays loan taken by Mohan Das, Chandar Bhan and Dinkar Das from banjāra (itinerant) traders. | Qāz̤ī (?) Fath Ilyas (?) bin Fazl Allah |
| 53 | 1660 | NAI 2733/3 | Parvāna | Purshottam Das asks for copy of tūmār (rent rolls) Rao Narsingh Das asks him to send a Persian scribe to get copies. | |
| 54 | 1661 | DAI LNS MS 235 (m1) * | Parvāna | Purshottam Das and Paras Ram told to deposit the fee for the measurement of tafrīq (measurement, separation) of 18 parganas to Khwāja J. Narayan. | Nawazish Khan … |
| 55 | 1661 | 1661_AC_BRD | Bai ͑ -nāma | Nathu son of Maqbul sells house in Burhanpur, which he had built on Purshottam Das’s land, to Purshottam Das, for 13 rupees. | |
| 56 | 1661 | BRD P23 | Parvāna | In response to ͑arz̤dāsht sent by Purshottam Das, that some time ago, Kanwal Das and Tilok Chand had petitioned that the qānūngōī (and? missing) of the chabūtra-yi kōtwālī (police station) of qasba Dhar was theirs through generations (lit. from father and grandfather) and Chandar Bhan had forcibly taken possession of the qānūngōī and they have the purchase deed (called maḥz̤ar-i kharīd) with the seal of the qāz̤ī. On the basis of this maḥz̤ar, the exalted parvāna is issued in their name, that rights be given to right-holders in this way: You did not agree to understand that in no way can heirs be destroyed. You are, from an old greed, and from short-sightedness, fighting with brothers and the sons of brothers. Behave well with your brothers and brothers’ sons and keep that old greed under control. There is no need to write about this. Engage yourself in your work. | … khās Nawazish Khanī (special servant of Nawazish Khan) |
| 57 | 1661 | NAI 2668/6 | Maḥz̤ar-nāma | An account of how Mohan Das defeated Bira the highwayman of Hindola, employing Bharmal Rajput, getting the latter a mansab and jāgīr, and himself qānūngōī, how later Bharmal’s son Paras Ram became a highwayman, his grandson hiding in hills near Jhabua and aspiring for zamīndārī, List of Purshottam Das’s rights. | Qāz̤ī (?)Fath Ilyas (?) bin Fazl Allah |
| 58 | 1661 | NAI 2703/10 | Copy of a Qabz̤ | Receipt given to Purshottam Das and Paras Ram for Rs 8850, as payment of surety for Hari Ram chaudhrī of Amjhera, who is absconding. The servant of Wazir Khan who has taken the money declares that he has deposited it in with the fōtedār (treasurer) of the pargana. | Fath Ilyas (?) bin Fazl Allah |
| 59 | 1661 | NAI 2733/23 | Copy of Tamassuk | Related to 2703/10 = z̤āminī (surety) of Hari Ram chaudhrī | None |
| 60 | 1661 | DAI LNS MS 235 (e1) R + V | Parvāna | Chaudhrīs and qānūngōs of pargana Hindola are told that the muchalka of raz̤amandī about the taking of ijāra by the old ijāradār, which they had sent, has been received. Asks for various tax record documents – muwāzana dah-sāla, dastūr al-ʿamal and copy of tūmar to be sent – not clear where to. | … banda-yi Bādshāh Alamgir |
| 61 | 1662 | DAI LNS MS 235 (s) R + V * | Parvāna | Since Nathmal has asked for 15 bīghas of land for creating garden in mauzaʿ Sindhauri/ Sindhuri and it will be good for travellers, it is granted. | … Nawazish Khānī (servant of Nawazish Khan) |
| 62 | 1662 | DAI LNS MS 235 (a1) | Parvāna | Original of NAI 1665 2703/11. | Muhammad Hussein |
| 63 | 1662 | DAI LNS MS 235 (c1) * | Parvāna | Instruction to Mutammad Lal Muhammad, in response to ͑arz̤dāsht of Purshottam Das; that M. Lal M has threatened the peasants of pargana Jamli; he should not do it again and write a petition when needed. | Nawazish Khan murīd-i Haz̤rat Muhammad Aurangzeb Bādshāh Ghazī |
| 64 | 1662 | NAI 2703/13 | Qabz̤ | Purshottam Das and Paras Ram pay Rs 1,600 to a servant of Nawab Wazir Khan, due to surety for Hari Ram chaudhrī; related to 2703/10 | To be deciphered |
| 65 | 1662 | BRD 28 1 + 2 + 3 (R + V) | Qaul qarār | Qaul qarār (tax contract) for village (Ekalduna?) and others in pargana Dhar in the jāgīr of the Nawab (i.e., Nawazish Khan) by the acceptance of chaudhrī Purshottam Das, from the beginning of season of Kharif and Rabi 1072 ʿAmlī. Details beneath. Hindi/Nagri equivalent beneath the Persian. | 2 seals, very light. Seal 2, … Nawazish Khānī (servant of Nawazish Khan) |
| 66 | 1663 | DAI LNS MS 235 (n1) R + V * | Dastak | Banjāras Nayak Singha, etc., are assured that no one will trouble them for taxes; that they should come to Dhar to buy grains. | Asadullah Nawazish Khānī (servant of Nawazish Khan) |
| 67 | 1663 | DAI LNS MS 235 (k1) R + V * | Parvāna | In answer to an ͑arzdāsht; that whatever amount was promised in the qabuliyat (agreement/contract for tax payable) should be collected without excuses. | Asadullah Nawazish Khānī (servant of Nawazish Khan) |
| 68 | 1663 | NAI 2703/12 | Parvāna | Nigāhbāns of highway Katha that a man Purshottam Das has been appointed there; should be given a fourth of collections. | Chandar Bhan, banda-yi Shāh Alamgir |
| 69 | 1663 | NAI 2703/11 | Copy of Parvāncha | 20 bīghas of banjar pokhta (fallow) land given to Kishan Das to make a garden in qasba Sultanpur, which would help travellers. | To be deciphered |
| 70 | 1663 | NAI 2668/5 | Qaul qarār | Qaul of patta-yi chauth and gautha (?) of the villages of Kacchadhiya in pargana Hindola, etc., by the qabuliyat of Lonkaran/Naukaran (name unclear) for Rs. 23. | Chandar Bhan, banda-yi Shāh Alamgir |
| 71 | 1663 | NAI 2733/7 and /7a & 8 | Copy of Parvāna | Copy of a parvāna from Nawab Najabat Khan, confirming possession of ʿinām villages for Darka Das and his descendants; list on reverse. | 0 |
| 72 | 1664 | DAI LNS MS 235 (d1) R+V * | Parvāna | Purshottam Das told to set his son to collecting taxes and come with his horsemen and infantry as soon as possible. | Nawazish Khan … Aurangzeb Bādshāh Ghāzī |
| 73 | 1664 | NAI 2703/15 | Qaul qarār | Contract for Rs 894 for the taxes of village Nalawada. | … Nawazish Khan [?] to be deciphered |
| 74 | 1664 | BRD 11 (R + V) | Parvāna | Routine administration – in response to an ͑arz̤dāsht written by Purshottam Das and Paras Ram, with regards to taxes (?) on the purchase of cows by the subjects (peasants) of the area. An order is made, to not trouble the peasants (?) | Asad … Nawazish Khānī (servant of Nawazish Khan) |
| 75 | 1664 | P Das 1664 I NCD R | Parvāna | In response to the petition Purshottam Das and P Ram had sent about the maḥṣūl (impost) on the purchase of cows by the peasantry (?) which is cancelled? | … Nawazish Khānī (servant of Nawazish Khan) |
| 76 | 1664 | Purshottam Das1664 ii NCD R + V; same as P Das BRD P 28 | Qaul qarār | Qaul qarār of the patta of ijāra for the mauzaʿ (village) of Ekalduna (?), etc., in pargana Dhar in the jagīr of the Nawab, by the qabūliyat of Purshottam Das, for 1072 (?) for Rs. 2,119, to be deposited in the treasury. Details given below – village by village. This includes Mohanpur. Full Hindi section below. | |
| 77 | 1664 | NAI 2703/14 | Qabz̤ al-waṣūl | Rai Singh muqaddam, Godar, Manji, etc., agriculturists of village Jiwara in pargana Dhar in the jāgīr of Mir Syed Inayat Ali declare that, following a petition by officers of the jāgīrdār, they have received armed assistance from the faujdār against an attacker called Indar Singh; they acknowledge the return of the animals that they had been robbed of. | 0 |
| 78 | 1664 | DAI LNS MS 235 (m) R + V | Parvāna | Note from [Najabat Khan?] that Suraj Bhan has complained against Purshottam Das, that the latter is not giving his share of villages, and also that he is depopulating Bhan’s villages. Both warned severely not to quarrel and create such disturbances. Related to NAI 2703/17. | … Khan murīd-i Bādshāh Alamgir |
| 79 | 1664 | NAI 2733/10 | Copy of Parvāna | Copy of parvāna giving Narsingh Das, son of Purshottam Das, son of Mohan Das the rights of khidmat (service) of muqadammī of villages Naogaon Buzurg, etc., and relevant haq-dastūrs (customary rights) on the basis of old orders. | 0 |
| 80 | 1665 | NAI 2668/8 | Letter | Their petition, together with copy of letter of Muhammad Hussain, has arrived. The contents of this to be clarified, but they are urged to increase cultivation and be loyal. | Illegible |
| 81 | 1665 | DAI LNS MS 235 (g1) R+ V | Parvāna | About sending shīsham wood to Baroda | Muhammad … |
| 82 | 1665 | NAI 2703/17 | Copy of maḥz̤ar-nāma | Maḥz̤ar of a decision given by qāz̤ī Abul Fath, about dispute between Suraj Bhan and Purshottam Das about certain nānkār villages. | Qāz̤ī Muhammad Mustafa |
| 83 | 1665 | NAI 2703/18 | Qabz̤ al-wasūl | Daya Ram fotedār (treasurer) acknowledges receiving money; will transfer to Amjhera in 7 days. | |
| 84 | 1665 | NAI 2733/11 | | Since villages in pargana Jamli were in the ijāra of Purshottam Das, a sanad (document) given in writing that all dues have been received. | 0 |
| 85 | 1666 | NAI 2733/14 | Copy of Parvāncha | Purshottam Das alerted by Nawab Wazir Khan that there is Rs 9,000 outstanding as z̤āminī of Amjhera which is due from chaudhrī Kanpil. Related to DAI (v). | |
| 86 | 1666 | DAI LNS MS 235 (v) R + V | Parvāna | About the z̤āminī of chaudhrī Kanpil of Amjhera, for which Purshottam Das of Dhar and chaudhrī of Nalcha had stood surety. | Wazir Khan murīd-i Bādshāh Alamgir |
| 87 | 1666 | NAI 2733/15 | Copy of Yāddāsht | Hari Ram chaudhrī’s dastūr (rights, title) confiscated in favour of Purshottam Das. | |
| 88 | 1666 | DAI LNS MS 235 (f1) R+V | Parvāna | Because Hariram chaudhrī failed to fulfil his obligations and appear and pay his dues; his perquisites are transferred to those that stand surety for him according to sharīʿ a (Islamic law) and ʿ urf (customary law, according to Islamic jurisprudence). | Wazir Khan murid-i Bādshāh Alamgir |
| 89 | 1666 | NAI 2733/13 | Sanad | Purshottam Das and Paras Ram take a loan of Rs 2,000 from Nawab. | |
| 90 | 1667 | NAI 2703/20 | Copy of Parvāna | Shyam Das’s qānūngōī of Amjhera has been transferred to Purshottam Das, who was the māl-z̤āmin (guarantor for payment of land taxes). | To be deciphered |
| 91 | 1667 | NAI 2733/16 | Copy of Parvāna | Nawab Ahmad Beg Khan instructs Qāz̤ī Abdul Ghani that the qānūngōī of Amjhera has been transferred to Purshottam Das; told to hand over dastūr dāmī, etc. | 0 |
| 92 | 1667 | P Das 1667 Hin NCD R | Parwana (in Rajasthani/Malwi) | Maharaja Amar Singh ji gives an order entirely in Rajasthani – acknowledging the news about Hari Ram, asking Nathmal to remain in touch and expressing his satisfaction with him. | None |
| 93 | 1669 | NAI 2703/21 | Statement – genre not sure | Conflict with amīn, karōrī and faujdār; visit to imperial court; new officials appointed but large amount forcibly demanded in revenue (Rs 1 lakh?). | No seal |
| 94 | 1669 | DAI LNS MS 235 (w) R + V | Parvāna | Five bīghas land in mauzaʿ Maliwada given to Nathmal, son of chaudhrī Purshottam Das for creating a garden. Notes on reverse to same effect. Maybe connected with NAI 2703/21. | Muhibb Ali murīd-i Shāh Alamgir |
| 95 | 1669 | BRD 13 (R + V) | Parvāna | Purshottam Das, chaudhrī of pargana Jamli and Hindola is told that his ͑arz̤dāsht has arrived. He had written that the good people of the area had been displaced and the well-being of qasba Sultanpur disturbed by the behaviour of the karōrī (imperial or jagīrdār’s tax-collector). A note has been sent to the karōrī about this, it (the note) should be reached to him and mutual satisfaction should be established so that you (the addressee) can engage yourself in the real aim – populating the area and increasing the earnings from agriculture. Marginal note probably repeats this – to be read. | 1 seal, to be deciphered |
| 96 | 1669 | P Das 1669 NCD R + V | Parvāna | Purshottam Das chaudhrī of pargana Jamli and Hindola told, in response to his petition about the dislodging of the mahājans and well-to-do people of Sultanpur, due to the bad behaviour of the karōrī, that the karōrī has been written to about this business, which should have reached him, and the peasants should be settled. (Possibly the same document as above) | 1 seal – to read |
| 97 | 1670 | DAI LNS MS 235 (n) R + V | Parvāna | Appears to be a matter of division of inheritance between Purshottam Das and his brother. Odd document, different handwriting, and very repetitive. Not clear if related to a dispute or not. Very detailed zimn – appeared to be a list of shares. The word yād-dāsht is used. There is a very clear ‘baiza’ or terminal symbol. | Asad Khan murīd-i Alamgir Bādshāh |
| 98 | 1670 | P Das 1670 NCD R + V | Parvāna | That villages Ajnai, etc., in the parganas of Hindola and Jamli were given as ʿinām to Chandar Bhan, and now too, based on the old documents, these are upheld. This document seems genuine, but a later extension is added on different paper and handwriting with many more villages. | Asad Khan murīd-i Alamgir Bādshāh |
| 99 | 1671 | NAI 2733/17 | Copy of Parvāna | The copy of a parvāna apparently issued in Hindi originally, Sale of part of qānūngōī of Amjhera by Shyam Das to Purshottam Das and his son. | No seal |
| 100 | 1671 | NAI 2733/18 | Copy of a Hindi Parvāna | The copy of a parvāna apparently issued in Hindi originally, by which 101 bīghas of land are given to Nathmal, son of Purshottam Das, for creating a garden. | No seal |
| 101 | 1671 | NAI 2703/24 | Parvāna | Confirmation, according to old documents about the right to certain garden lands in village Gondhra, pargana Dhar; parvāna of a certain Sheikh Ibrahim, according to the marginal notes. | To be deciphered |
| 102 | 1672 | DAI LNS MS 235 (r) R + V | Parvāna | Matter of payment related to a tax called ‘nalī’. | Rafi’ Muhammad khānazād-i Bādshāh Alamgir |
| 103 | 1672 | DAI LNS MS 235 (p) R + V | Parvāna | Confirmation of inam of Purshottam Das, because of nishān of Prince Murad Baksh and the orders of previous jāgīrdārs, and because Purshottam Das is loyal and hardworking. Theʿinām consists of Ahu and other villages, 500 bīghas of lands and trees. The writer also confirms on own authority. Detailed notes on reverse. Note: Nawab … Khan. | … shāh Alamgir |
| 104 | 1672 | NAI 2733/20 | Parvāna | Grant of land in certain villages to Hamir Chand. | No seal |
| 105 | 1672 | DAI LNS MS 235 (x) R + V | Parvāna | That since nineteen villages including Ahu, three thousand … hundred and fifty bīghas of land and mango trees have been granted to Purshottam Das and his sons by the exalted nishān and asnad of jagīrdārs, hence ‘ba-dastūr-i sābiq (in line with ancient custom)’ these titles are confirmed. | Islam Khan bin Hussein Ali murīd-i Alamgir Bādshāh. 2 seals on reverse: Muhammad Amin … Islam Khan; … |
| 106 | 1672 | NAI 2733/19 | Copy of Parvāna | That since the loyalty and good works of Purshottam Das are well known, Nawab Maham (?) Khan orders that ten villages, including Ahu, are confirmed to him as ʿinām, as per the sanad secured from Nawab Nawazish Khan. | None |
| 107 | 1673 | NAI 2668/25 | | That Suraj Bhan baqqāl, resident of village Kharpura came to Ghulam Muhammad, kōtwāl saying that he had nowhere to live, and begged for a house. The kōtwāl asked Bhagwati Das and Bardman of ahl-i hirfa for it. Since the house of Santokni who was dead, and which belonged to Sundar Das, resident of Sultanpur, was empty, it was given to him, along with its contents | Qāz̤ī Muhammad Mustafa 1123 |
| 108 | 1673 | BRD 6 (R + V) | Copy of Farmān | Sultanpur, etc., five mauzaʿs (villages) within pargana Hindola, sarkār Mandu were given to Purshottam Das and Narsingh Das as ʿinām by the orders of previous rulers/governors. Now, Hamirchand and Nihalchand, the grandsons of Purshottam Das and Narsingh Das, have the said villages allocated to them by the order that the whole world obeys (i.e., this nishān), on condition of the services detailed on the reverse. The officials of the said villages should make these over to them, and not demand fresh documentation every year. | 1 elaborate qāz̤ī‘s seal on reverse. Saad al-din. qāz̤ī-yi Sharīʿa … |
| 109 | 1674 | DAI LNS MS 235 (i1) R + V | Parvāna | Ten villages including Ahu, 3,300 bīgha of lands and mango trees confirmed due to nishān of Prince Murad Baksh and other asnad. Very detailed notes on reverse. Contains a very clear ‘baiz̤a’ or terminal symbol. | Az jān wa dīn gardida murīd-i … Ali … Alamgir [RY]13. Absolutely same seal and note as on DAI (u) |
| 110 | 1674 | DAI LNS MS 235 (u) R + V | Parvāna | Mauzaʿ Koswada given as ʿinām and nānkār to Purshottam Das and his children for his service. Detailed note on zimn (verso) to same effect, and two more seals. One note says Parvāna -yi Ali Beg Khan. Contains a very clear ‘baiz̤a’ or terminal symbol. | … Ali … murīd-i Alamgir …[RY] 13 |
| 111 | 1675 | DAI LNS MS 235 (h1) R+V | Parvāna | Mauzaʿ given as nānkār to Purshottam Das for service. | Islam Khan, son of Hussein Ali, servant of Alamgir Bādshāh |
| 112 | 1675 | DAI LNS MS 235 (q1) R + V * | Parvāna | In response to an ͑arzdāsht; which was about certain villages being put aside by a certain ‘shahangiya’ (official?) Abd al-Hamid; who (and Khuda Dost) are instructed to withdraw their forces. Purshottam Das, etc., are given a discount of Rs 3,000. | Asadullah murīd-i khāṣ Nawazish Khanī (special disciple of Nawazish Khan) |
| 113 | 1675 | NAI 2668/10 | Āwarja (accounts) | Statement of Rs 43 which are arrears on the ijāra of sayer (custom duties) of pargana Dhar, which has been given as salary to Muhammad Baqir, son of Muhammad Aqil, holding a rank of 50 sawārs. | Islam Khan bin Hussein murīd-i Alamgir Bādshāh |
| 114 | 1675 | NAI 2733/21 | Copy of Parvāna | Because of his loyalty, mauzaʿ (Kasawadha?) given to Purshottam Das. | None |
| 115 | 1676 | DAI LNS MS 235 (o) R + V | Parvāna | That 10 dar-o-bist (entire villages) and 550 bīghas of land and 43 mango trees and a garden are confirmed to Purshottam Das as ʿinām because of old asnad and because he is loyal. Detailed notes on reverse. | Munir or Mir Khan, … Auragzeb Alamgir |
| 116 | 1677 | NAI 2733/22 | Parvāna | 150 bīghas of land, tax-free is confirmed to Chandar Bhan‘s son (name unclear). | |
| 117 | 1679 | DAI LNS MS 235 (b1) R+V | Parvāna | That since 1/3 of the qānūngōī of pargana Amjhera belonged to Purshottam Das chaudhrī of pargana Dhar, according to the old asnad and old orders and since he is loyal, the villages detailed in the reverse are allocated as dāmī, etc. Very detailed notes on reverse. | Muhammad Ismail Ibn … Khan Khānazād-i Alamgir Bādshāh |
| 118 | 1679 | NAI 2703/26 | Copy of a Parvāna | Purported copy of an order by Asad Khan to the officials of pargana Dhar saying that Purshottam Das, Lok Chand and Amar Chand came to court to say that the chaudhrāī of the pargana belonged to them hereditarily because of old asnad. Thus, these titles are confirmed to them. List follows. This is an obvious forgery, written so late that the scribes have forgotten the format of a parvāna and included a Mughal imperial genealogical seal for good measure. | |
| 119 | 1680 | NAI 2703/25 | Copy of a Parvāna | Same as NAI 2703/26. | |
| 120 | 1683 | NAI 2703/27 | Court order | Dispute before a qāz̤ī about lands left behind by Purshottam Das. Decision given. | No seal |
| 121 | 1684 | NAI 2703/61 | Maḥz̤ar-nāma | Narrates the antecedents of Narsingh Das, starting from the story of Mohan Das and his receipt of grants, followed by the loss of some villages and resources by Purshottam Das because of the interference of ʿ āmils. Because of the loss of such resources, Purshottam Das had not been able to maintain the necessary troops, leading to the Bhils and girāsiyas creating trouble and even blocking the royal mail from going to Gujarat. The eminent people declared that Narsingh Das was as competent as his father, and that his nānkār sanads should be renewed to help him protect their life and property. | No seal |
| 122 | 1684 | NAI 2703/62 | Copy of Maḥz̤ar-nāma | Family history and rights of Purshottam Das (very similar to NAI 2703/61). | No seal |
| 123 | 1684 | NAI 2733/26 | Letter | Responding to an application (darkhwast) about villages in Mandu, in response to which a sanad has been prepared and sent. | None |
| 124 | 1684 | NAI 2733/61 | Letter | Responding to letter about Purshottam Das (written by?) has arrived and the parvāna about the chaudhrāīs of Jamli and Hindola have been sent. | None |
| 125 | 1684 | NAI 2733/62 | Letter | To ‘Khwāja’ Purshottam Das. | None |
| 126 | 1684 | NAI 2733/75 | Letter | Letter to ‘Khwāja’ Purshottam Das. | |
| 127 | 1684 | NAI 2733/108 | Copy of a Parvana | Narsingh Das given 500 bīghas of fallow untaxed land for his loyalty, etc., in Navgaon. | None |
| 128 | 1685 | NAI 2703/29 | Sanad – court order | Purshottam Das died, conflict between Hamir Chand and other sons, and a division of property by the maḥkama aqz̤ia. | None |
| 129 | 1690 | BRD 19 | Parvāna | 25 bīghas (amount unclear) land are allocated as (share) of chaudhurāī in the name of Tilok Chand, etc., descendants (?) of Gopal Das, chaudhrī of Dhar, because of sanad (order) of Ḥṳzur Madār al-Mahām (Wazir?), on the basis of a deed of division/separation (taqsīmnāma). On this basis, 100 bīghas of land are allocated as ʿinām on the basis of asnad of past gvoernors. Since their good service is apparent, according to the sanad of the Ḥ̣uz̤ūr, the said lands, etc. are confirmed. They are admonished to do all that is necessary for the comfort of the subjects/peasant (riaʿya). | Illegible, damaged. |
| 130 | 1690 | NAI 2733/29 | Copy of Hiba-nāma (gift deed)
| Nine villages including Chikliya, some dāmī and some muqadammī, one garden and two houses gifted to Narsingh Das and Gambhir Chand by their female relative Puran (wife of Dinkar Das), who also appends a curse. | Qāz̤ī Muhammad Muhsin |
| 131 | 1690 | DAI LNS MS 235 (q) R+V | Parvāna | Fifteen bīghas of banjar pokhta (fallow) land, khārij jamaʿ (untaxed) from village Nauganda Buzurg, is given to Gambhir Chand, son of Purshottam Das chaudhrī, to create a garden and pray for the permanent glory of the regime/donor. This is summarised on the reverse. | … Alamgir |
| 132 | 1693 | NAI 2668/12 | Letter | Letter of Ashraf, officer of Azam Shah. | |
| 133 | 1693 | NAI 2668/2 | Qaul qarār | Qaul qarār of mauzaʿ Nalawada for Rs. 450, for. the year 1051 Faslī although the document is written in 1053. | Illegible |
| 134 | 1693 | NAI 2703/32 | Copy of Nishān | That eleven villages including Ahu, 3,607 bīghas of land and eighteen istimrārī villages, etc., given to Prusrhottam Das on the basis of farmāns of past emperors. | Azam Shah bin Alamgir Bādshāh Ghazi 1096, hand-drawn |
| 135 | 1693 | NAI 2703/33 | Qaul qarār | Agreement for Rs 159 as tax for village Nekpur, in the jāgīr of Nawab Abid Khan, with chaudhrī Narsingh Das. | Keshav Rai; Mania Ram or Mansa Ram kārkun |
| 136 | 1693 | NAI 2668/15 | Taqsīmnāma | Division of lands with seals of qāz̤ī as well as noble – Asad Khan. Mentions shares of Tilokchand and Lalchand son of Gopalchand; and in another section, Hari Ram, Narsingh, Kodarmal, etc. Lots of seals and witness statements, in Persian and Hindi. | |
| 137 | 1694 | NAI 2733/31 | Copy of Parvāna | Order from Asad Khan confirming the grant of ten villages including Ahu to Narsingh Das as wajh-i nānkār. | |
| 138 | 1695 | DAI LNS MS 235 (t) R+V | Parvāna | Mauzaʿ Gondra given to Narsingh Das as ʿinām, on condition of loyalty. | Rahmat Allah khānazāda-yi Bādshāh Alamgir |
| 139 | 1698 | NAI 2668/17 | Unclear | Order to officials of pargana Dhar to confirm certain villages as muqaddamī to Purshottam Das, on the basis of the petition he had sent to the emperor claiming that the chaudhrāī of pargana Dhar belonged to him as ancestral right, along with all associated perks. | None |
| 140 | 1703 | NAI 2703/36 | Copy of Parvāna | Instruction to Muhammad Hussain that a third of the qānūngōī of pargana Amjhera, given to chaudhrī Purshottam Das because of death of Shyam Das qānūngō. Dastūr to be given him. | To read |
| 141 | 1703 | NAI 2703/35 | Qabuliyat | Qabuliyat of Rupa and Badan Chand that the year 1111 Faslī Syed Ghulam Muhammad officer of jazya has assessed Rs 2,200 on the houses, and they have accepted. | […] Khadim-i Sharī ʿa |
| 142 | 1709 | NAI 2703/42 | Lā dawa sulḥ-nāma | That Bardman, son of Rupa chaudhrī of Dhar had sent Daulat Khan to find news about his servant from jagīrdār Jadrup in Amjhera, but Jadrup killed him. Daulat Khan’s female heirs seek diyat and invoke qāz̤ī as well as muftī. Given Rs 55. | Qāz̤ī Muhammad Mustafa |
| 143 | 1710 | NAI 2668/22 | Fārigh Khaṭṭī | Hamir Das and Nihal Chand return the money borrowed by Narsingh Das and Gambhir Chand from Kale Afghan and Ganesh Sahu to the respective sons. | Qāz̤ī Muhammad Mustafa |
| 144 | 1710 | NAI 2703/38 | Copy of a Tawārīkh | That following the resolution of a boundary dispute between two villages – Bijur in pargana Dhar and Sakrod in pargana Dipalpur – a mosque was constructed on the boundary to prevent further encroachments. | |
| 145 | 1710 | P Das 1710 NCD R + V | Copy of Farmān | That mauzaʿ Sultanpur, etc., five villages in pargana Hindola are confirmed as ʿinām for Hamir Chand and Nihal Chand, grandsons of chaudhrī Purshottam Das, because of the farmān. | On reverse, Saad al-din, qāz̤ī-yi Sharī ʿ a |
| 146 | 1711 | P Das 1711 NCD R + V | Parvāna | The vakīl of Hamir Chand and Nihal Chand have complained to the court that Muhammad Asad is calling himself chaudhrī, order issued, agreement signed. | None |
| 147 | 1713 | NAI 2733/34 | Iltimās | Hamir Chand and Gambhir Chand ask for confirmation of their title after the end of the Muhammad Asad dispute. | No seal |
| 148 | 1714 | NAI 2668/21 | Copy of Maḥz̤ar-nāma | Maḥz̤ar describing the long dispute over Muhammad Asad’s claim that Suraj Bhan had converted to Islam and married his mother – Parwar – who was a courtesan. Describes several episodes in the protracted conflict; ultimately a huge assembly decides that Muhammad Asad’s claims are invalid. | Qāz̤ī Muhammad Mustafa |
| 149 | 1714 | NAI 2703/46 | Copy of Maḥz̤ar-nāma | Muhammad Asad’s claim. | Qāz̤ī Muhammad Mustafa |
| 150 | 1715 | BRD 25 1+ 2 (R + V) | Copy of Maḥz̤ar-nāma | This is a copy of an earlier maḥz̤ar, sealed by qāz̤ī Abdul Wahid. This current copy is also sealed, by qāz̤ī Mustafa. Rupa chaudhrī of pargana Dhar asks for evidence that on (date?) Rajab RY 7, which is 1125 AH (certain events which are not very clear, happened). Amjhera and Jasrup Singh, mansabdār with jāgīrs in Amjjera, are involved, and there is some monetary transaction at the end. There appears to be a list of gold and silver items involved in the transaction at the end. | Qāz̤ī Muhammad Mustafa Khādim-i Sharī ʿ a |
| 151 | 1715 | BRD 26 1+ 2 (R + V) | Copy of Maḥz̤ar-nāma | Same as above, but without seals. | |
| 152 | 1715 | BRD 27 1 + 2 (R + V) | Maḥz̤ar-nāma | Appears to be nearly same as above. | |
| 153 | 1717 | NAI 2703/40 | Qaul qarār | Ijāra for mauzaʿ Antarah in pargana Dhar for Rs. 475 in the name of Hamir Chand and Kesho, based on assessment of Ab al-Qadir Amin. Discount will be given if natural calamity or Deccani enemies (Marathas) attack. | Abd al-Qadir Khan … |
| 154 | 1717 | NAI 2703/41 | Parvāna | Jaswant Singh and other chaukīdārs of Bilwara told to take 505 bīghas land for upkeep of eight horsemen and fifteen infantry soldiers. | Nand Lal |
| 155 | 1718 | NAI 2668/23 | La dawa sulḥ-nāma | About the murder of Hira, who was killed on a mission to Amjhera. Rs 32 (8 months * 4 pm) given in compensation to his family. | Qāz̤ī Muhammad Mustafa; Muhammad Hussein. |
| 156 | 1721 | NAI 2668/20 | Tamassuk | Hamir Chand borrows Rs 2240 from Mir Muhib Allah in lieu of his ʿinām village. | Qāz̤ī Muhammad Mustafa |
| 157 | 1726 | NAI 2703/43 | Qaul qarār | Mentions discount if Marathas attack. | |
| 158 | 1727 | NAI 2703/19 | Copy of Parvāna | That one chaudhrī has paid another’s surety. | |
| 159 | 1728 | BRD | | Not supplied – but appears to be about lands; date probably wrong. | 0 |
| 160 | 1730 | P Das 1730 Trans NCD | Hindi translation of a Farmān | Sultanpur, etc., five villages were given to Purshottam Das and Narsingh Das as ʿinām on the basis of old documents, these are kindly reissued to Hamir Chand and Nihal Chand. | Hand-drawn |
| 161 | 1731 | P Das 1731 NCD R+V | Parvāna | Sultanpur, etc., five villages were given as ʿinām to Hamir Chand and Nihal Chand, grandsons of Purshottam Das and Narsingh Das because of copy of a farmān sealed by qāz̤ī so these may be given over to them. | Saad Khan fidwī (loyal to) Muhammad Shāh Bādshāh Ghāzī,1144 |
| 162 | 1731 | NAI 2703/44 | Copy of Parvāna | Confirms hereditary chaudhrāī of Hamir Chand based on old sanads, a nishān of Prince Murad Baksh, and mawāzana and taqsīm papers of the pargana. | |
| 163 | 1731 | NAI 2668/24 | Copy of Farmān | Confirming hereditary lands in ʿinām to Purshottam Das, according to farmān of Aurangzeb and nishān of Prince Murad Baksh. | Hand-drawn imperial seal |
| 164 | 1733 | NAI 2703/45 | Chak-nāma | | Hand-drawn seal of Umar Khan Bahadur. Muhammad Shah |
| 165 | 1734 | P Das 1734 NCD R | Maḥz̤ar-nāma | Sheikh Alimullah and other mansabdārs of pargana Dhar complain that they had made a deal with the Maratha ‘na-sardārs’ that the latter would respect their dues, but this has not happened because the Marathas have taken all that the peasants had. Very important document – showing regime change. | 18 seals including three seals of qāz̤īs |
| 166 | 1735 | NAI 2668/27 | Fārigh Khaṭṭī | Jagannath demands his money and patta of naukrī (employment) from Hamir Chand and his son; arbitrators appointed, he gets what he wants. | 4 seals; 1 Hindi |
| 167 | 1736 | BRD 20 | Maḥz̤ar-nāma | Sarup Ram (name unclear, crucial part torn) asks for evidence from Saiyid Ali Khan, from the kind aristocrats, from the people of court and many others that on 29 Shaban RY seventeen Bhils robbed the harvest of Kharif of mauzaʿ Akbarnagar (?) (which is the writer’s maḥāl-jāgīr) and burnt the village. They carried off all the cattle/livestock and the harvested but unthreshed corn. The peasants cannot pay the taxes of the jawārī (harvest of jawār?) so the dāmī (zamindār’s share) in the taxes on jawārī have not been collected. Several attestations on the right-hand margin, apart from the qāz̤ī’s note an seal. Five notes of ‘Gawāh shud (witnessed)’ one of which is by Abd Al-Karim Khātib-i Jamīa and two attestations in Nagri. One is of Hamir Chand, the other (illegible to me) of pargana Dhar. | 6 seals. Seal 1= Largest, likely to be of the qāz̤ī, top left, part legible – ‘Inayat … Shaikh Azim … Muhammad’ above note ‘Witness statement sealed’. Seal 2 = Alimullah, Fidwī Muhammad Shāh Ghāzī. Seal 3 = |
| 168 | 1739 | P Das 1739 NCD R+V | Parvāna | ʿInāms of Lala Parmanand, etc., confirmed on the basis of old documents. | 1 seal Muhib Allah … . |
| 169 | 1750 | P Das 1750 HIN NCD R+V | Parvāna Hindi | Ram Ji mōkāsadār hires Vijay Singh to supply soldiers for a fixed payment. They must guard the chaukī, names of soldiers listed. | Shri Pandurang charanat sar Sadashiv Ram nirantar |
| 170 | 1751 | P Das 1751 Hin NCD R | Parvāna Hindi | An order from Gangadhar and Sadasiva mōkāsadār … . refers to a qabūliyat and the seasons Kharif and Rabi … . seems to be a tax agreement … . 3 mauzaʿ s seem to be listed. | 2 Hindi seals |
| 171 | 1783 | P Das 1783 Hin NCD R+V | Parvāna Hindi | Order issued under a beautiful Hindi seal, which bears the date1705 Śaka, and the elevated name (i.e., the authority is Shrimant Rajeshri Ramchandra Rao Puwar). Illegible so far, but the last line, in Modi, is ‘Such are the facts. In the month of Ẕu al-qaʿda it was registered, murattab shud’. | Hindi seal to be read |
| 172 | 1787 | P Das 1787 NCD R | Fārigh Khaṭṭī | That Anwar Beg and Syed Azam had made a claim on the mango tress in the garden of Sahib Rai, son of Dianat Rai; after they failed to produce documents in a court, claims are relinquished. | |
| 173 | 1803 | 1803_AC_BRD | Iqrār; Bai ʿ -nāma | A certain Chand Bibi of qaum Afghan makes an iqrār that a mansion and some lands are sold to Thakur Pratap Chand; interesting symbols. | … Allah fidwī Bādshāh Ghazi Muhammad Shah |
| 174 | 1804 | 1804_AC_BRD | Iqrār; Bai ʿ -nāma | A certain Afghan person sells land to Thākur Sāḥib. | Persian to read |
| 175 | 1843 | BRD 5 R; 1843 NCD | Khulāṣ̣a (extract) of Akhbarāt (newsletter) | News of developments in Calcutta – including impending military expedition to Afghanistan; instructions given to the riāsat of Gwalior, etc. | None |
| 176 | 1843 | BRD 24 1 (R+V) | Kaifiyat | Kaifiyat (account) of the news of the court of Maha Rao Jayaji Sindhia Bahadur, Gwalior from 22 Rajab-2 Shaaban 1259. | None |
| 177 | 1850 | P Das 1850 NCD R + V | Private letter | Letter to Thakur Saheb; ends by urging him to say ‘Ram Ram’ to whoever asks after them and to write every week. | 0 |
| 178 | 1851 | P Das 1851 NCD R | Girwī-nāma (pawn deed) Hindi | A certain tailor called Kalu makes a transaction for an Rs 20 and refers to Rajeshri Thakur Pratap Chand and Chiranjivi Kunwarji. A house/land and its limits are described and there are witnesses at the bottom. Very hard to read. | 0 |
| 179 | 1859 | P Das 1859 NCD R + V | Parvāna | Order to all ilaqedārs to let the wedding party of Thakur Motichand’s son pass through. | Trilingual Company seal |
| 180 | 1860 | P Das 1890 NCD | Ishtehār-i Maḥkama | Order to jagīrdāran, taluqdārān, zamindārān, conveying an order of the sardar of the Angrez, the Governor General, from London (sic.) with regards to the uhdedārs of Dhar, whose situation declined since the rebellion. | 0 |
| 181 | 1900 | P Das Mar NCD 1–10 | Accounts? | Accounts in Modi script, several pages in a bahī-type book. Lists various crops. | 0 |
| 182 | 19th or 20th century | BRD 12 (R + V) | Letter | Addressed to ‘Thākur Sāheb’. Laments not having received a letter for a long time. Personal tone. From … Singh. No date, seems nineteenth century or later. Also notes that for the letter of a Jhashu ? Thākur, which has been forwarded to the addressee, a tax/fee of 3 annas has been paid. | None |
| 183 | Pre-1707 (original). Copy after 1830. | BRD 10 (R + V) | Copy of Parvāna | Order to the effect: the officials of pargana Hindola should know that the dāmī (revenue collecting rights for being chaudhrī) of five villages including Ajnai, were given to Chandar Bhan, chaudhrī of that district, as ʿinām by asnad (legal deeds) of the governors of the past. Now too, I confirm this ʿinām. These must be made over to them so that they may concentrate on being loyal to the government. It is also decreed that they get shares 1/3 for chaudhurai and 1/4 for qānūngōī for villages with chaukīs (police stations). | Hand-drawn copy of seal of a noble: Karim Khan (?) murid-i Alamgir |
| 184 | | BRD 14 (R + V) | Copy of Parvāna | In response to an ͑arz̤dāsht about the doubts regarding the chaudhurāī of Purshottam Das, that he owns twenty villages in Sitapuri in pargana Hindola and a certain Mirza Muhammad Mashhadi had created disputing claims during the tenure of jagīrdār (name?) and for this reasons the gumashtas (agents) of Mirza Rafi ud-daula are taking possession of those villages. An order given to refrain from doing so. | None |
| 185 | | DAI LNS MS 235 (j1) R + V | | Not received, in error. | |
| 186 | | BRD 9 (R + V) | Not clear | Now/recently, the vakīl of Hamir Chand and Nihal Chand, the hereditary chaudhrīs of pargana Dhar have appealed to court that a person called Muhammad Asad has declared himself chaudhrī. The order that the world obeys was issued that … (some proceedings should take place) … (after consideration of … ?) the events and happenings of this matter … a raz̤ī-nāma was sent to Ḥuz̤ūr. | None |
| 187 | | BRD 15 (R + V) | Parvāna | The officials present and future of pargana Dhar are told that Lala Parmanand and his brothers Rai Bhan and Kripa Ram ‘sarkārī naukar’ and of qaum ‘Kayashtha Nigam’ petitioned through the officials of the ͑Adālat-i Aliya and it was ordered to the chaudhrīs, qānūngōs and muqaddams (headmen) of the said pargana that 15 bīghas of land suitable for a garden with mango trees, etc., is appointed to them (the petitioners) due to asnad of previous governors, so give it over to them. | 1 seal, to be deciphered |
| 188 | | BRD 24 2 (R + V) | | Similar or continuation, to check. | None |
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