He has not yet been made to pay a higher rate; not, however, out of regard for the King's pledge, but solely out of that for Runjeet's fort of Dhunmutpoor, on the bank of the Ganges, his armed bands, and his seven pieces of cannon.

He has been diligently employing all his surplus rents in improving his defensive means; and, besides his fort and guns, is said to have a large body of armed and disciplined men.

He has seized upon a great many villages around, belonging to weaker proprietors: and is every year adding to his estate in this way.

In this the old Amil, Hafiz Abdoollah, acquiesced, solely because he had not the means nor the energy to prevent it.

He got his estate excluded from the jurisdiction of the local authorities, and placed in the Huzoor Tuhseel.
Like others of his class, who reside on the border, he has a village in the British territory to reside in, unmolested, when charged by the Oude authorities with heavy crimes and balances.