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212 BENARES, PAST AND PRESENT.
had never departed from it." Eaja Cheit Singh., having
rebelled against the Indian Government, and, having
been guilty of the " deliberate murder of our soldiers,
and even defenceless passengers" who had the mis-
fortune to fall into his hands, was declared to have
forfeited his right to the estates he formerly possessed.
These estates, with the title of Eaja, were presented
to his nephew, Babu Mahipnarain, grandson of Eaja
Balwant Singh. This Eaja's daughter was wife of Babu
Durgbijay Singhs from whom the present Maharaja is
descended.
had never departed from it." Eaja Cheit Singh., having
rebelled against the Indian Government, and, having
been guilty of the " deliberate murder of our soldiers,
and even defenceless passengers" who had the mis-
fortune to fall into his hands, was declared to have
forfeited his right to the estates he formerly possessed.
These estates, with the title of Eaja, were presented
to his nephew, Babu Mahipnarain, grandson of Eaja
Balwant Singh. This Eaja's daughter was wife of Babu
Durgbijay Singhs from whom the present Maharaja is
descended.