History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v2.c44.34

v2.c44.34

In return for these treaties the East India Company granted Qabūlnāmahs on the same day agreeing to treat all Rājās impartially and not to make any other demand except the tribute. More than a year later a similar treaty was executed with Rājā Janārdan Bhañja of Keunjhar on the 16th December 1804 and his tribute fixed at 12000 Kāhans to be paid in three equal instalments. In the counter-engagement signed by Harcourt and Melville it is stated in addition to the other clauses that the land held by the Rājā in the Mughalbandi should remain in his possession in perpetuity.