20 Principally based on enquiries made at Mirzapur: a few notes on the Oudh branch of the tribe have been contributed by Bâbu Sânwal Dâs, Deputy Collector, Hardoi. ↑
23 There is a tradition at Chunâr that Akbar garrisoned the fort with a body of Baheliyas under a Commander known as Hazâri. The descendant of the last Hazâri of Chunâr is now a runner in the Government Tahsîl. ↑
27 These terms are Kanarese and mean “Southerners” and “Northerners,”—Oppert, Original Inhabitants of Bharatavarsha, 613. ↑
43 This account is based on a set of notes prepared by the Deputy Inspector of Schools, Dehra Dûn. ↑
47 For this campaign see Cunningham, Archæological Reports, II., 455, Gazetteer, N. W. P., I., 160. ↑
48 The connection between the Banâphars and Ahîrs is one of many instances which illustrate the mixed origin of many of the Râjput septs. ↑
54 Based on enquiries at Mirzapur and notes by Pandit Baldeo Prasâd, Deputy Collector, Cawnpur; Pandit Badri Nâth, Deputy Collector, Kheri; Mr. W. H. O’N. Segrave, District Superintendent, Police, Basti; and the Deputy Inspectors of Schools, Bareilly and Bijnor. ↑
60 Migratory Tribes of Central India, by E. Balfour: Journal Asiatic Society of Bengal, N. S., Vol. XIII. ↑
74 Buchanan, Eastern India, II., 353, 415; Report Inspector-General, Police, North-Western Provinces, 1868, page 34; 1871, page 47 (a); 1870, page 99 (b). ↑
77 Based on enquiries at Mirzapur, and notes received through Mr. W. Hoey, C.S., Gorakhpur, and Bâbu Sânwal Dâs, Deputy Collector, Hardoi. ↑
82 Sherring, Hindu Tribes and Castes, I., 330. Buchanan says that the Chaurâsis take their name from Tappa Chaurâs in Mirzapur, Eastern India, II., 470. ↑
87 For a good account of the system of cultivating the plant, see Buchanan, Eastern India, II., 864. ↑
92 Supplementary Glossary, s.v.; Aligarh Settlement Report, 22; Râja Lachhman Sinh, Bulandshahr Memo., 155, sqq. ↑
95 Based on enquiries made at Mirzapur, and notes by the Deputy Inspectors of Schools at Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor. ↑
106 Principally based on enquiries made at Mirzapur, and notes by Munshi Chhuttan Lâl, Deputy Collector, Unâo, and Munshi Âtma Râm, Head Master, High School, Mathura. ↑
107 Based chiefly on Notes by Mirza Ihfân Ali Beg, Deputy Collector, in charge of the tribe, and a report (date and author not given) entitled “Etymology (sic) of the Barwârs of Gonda and the Sanaurhiyas of Nâgpur.” ↑
115 Selections from the Records of Government, North-Western Provinces, I., 386; North Indian Notes and Queries, I., 66. ↑
124 Based on notes by M. Gopâl Prasâd, Naib Tahsildar, Phaphund, Etâwah District, and the Deputy Inspector of Schools, Farrukhâbâd. ↑
136 Chiefly based on enquiries at Mirzapur and short notes from Munshi Bhagwati Dayâl Sinh, Tahsîldâr, Chhibramau, Farrukhâbâd, and Bâbu Chhote Lâl, Archæological Survey, Lucknow. ↑
138 Based to a large extent on the account of the tribe in Benares by Mr. R. Greeven, C. S., contributed to the second volume of North Indian Notes and Queries, and subsequently reprinted under the title of “Knights of the Broom,” and a note by Munshi Fasih-ud-din Ahmad, Deputy Collector, Benares; enquiries at Mirzapur and notes by Bâbu Badrinâth, Deputy Collector, Kheri; Munshi Bâsdeo Sahây, Head Master, Zila School, Farrukhâbâd; Munshi Râdharaman, Deputy Collector, Jhânsi; Munshi Chhotê Lâl, Archæological Survey, Lucknow; and the Deputy Inspectors of Schools, Bareilly, Budâun, Pilibhît, Morâdâbâd. ↑
144 The Chandâla is probably the Kandaloi of Ptolemy whom Dr. J. Wilson would identify with the Gonds or Gondhalis, still a wandering tribe of Maharashtra. Indian Caste, I., 57; and see Muir, Ancient Sanskrit Texts, I., 481. ↑