Kunjpura

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Kunjpura

('the heron's nest').An estate in the District and tahsil of Karnal, Punjab, founded by Najabat Khan, a Ghorgasht Pathan and soldier of fortune under the Mughal emperors. Najabat Khan built a stronghold in the marshes of the Jumna early in the eighteenth century, and then revolted against the imperial government. Siding with Nadir Shah in 1739, Najabat Khan was recognized by him as chief of Kunjpura and held it till he was killed in 1760, when the Marathas razed his stronghold to the ground. His son, Diler Khan, received large grants of territory from the Durranis, but he and his successor were driven out of their lands west of the Jumna by the Raja of Jind and other Sikh chiefs.

In 1787, however, Sindhia expelled the Jlnd Raja from Karnal, and ten years later General Perron recognized Gulsher Khan as Nawab of Kunjpura. His son, Rahmat Khan, allied himself to Lord Lake in 1801, and in 181 1 was recognized as a pro- tected chief by the British Government. In 1846 the Nawab of Kunj- pura lost his sovereign powers, and the history of the family has since been one of incessant litigation. The present Nawab succeeded in 1886. He holds 2, jaglr of 38 villages with a revenue of Rs. 31,000, besides which his estate yields an income of nearly Rs. 32,000.